Episode 117 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 1
Episode 117 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 1  
Podcast: History of Japan
Published On: Sat Sep 05 2015
Description: This week, we're starting our new longest ever series on the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate and the birth of modern Japan. This week, we're taking a look at the political situation in the Tokugawa period -- how was the country carved up by Tokugawa Ieyasu? Who ruled what, and what kind of implications did that have in terms of establishing a secure and stable nation?