End of the Samurai - Gangs of Kyoto - Extra History #2
Added 2020-11-20 18:31:01 +0000 UTCEach person we name is like a whole episode unto themselves. Sakuma Shozan is fascinating and also developed Japan's first seismometer as well as the telegraph
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I got very confused, about halfway through, not able to remember which names meant what, seconds or minutes before. I'm actually "on the short bus" for a variety of reasons, all from the neck up, so you probably shouldn't adjust your style for people like me. I would need tool-tip-style text, over each person, indicating who was pictured, and who wasn't. I still got a lot out of this, but not as much as I'd hoped. :)
Bill Lemmond
2020-12-06 04:02:44 +0000 UTCTechnically during his lifetime an emperor is known as "the Emperor." While in the West we have no problem referring to an Emperor by his given name (such as Hirohito), in Japan, it is taboo to refer to an Emperor by his given name. After the emperor dies he is referred to by a posthumous name, Shōwa in the case of Hirohito. The former emperor Akihito (who abdicated in 2019) is given a special title which is translated to English as "Emperor Emeritus" instead of referring to him by his given name.
Jeffrey Chu
2020-11-25 16:18:25 +0000 UTCA little bit delayed, but they tell me late is better than never. No points awarded for spotting Total War: Shogun II: Fall of The Samurai references. 1816 In the Kingdom of Vinland, the Potato Harvest in The Eastern Keewatin Territories is Ruined because of an Unseasonable Frost, Driving many Poor Farmers into Bankruptcy. 1820 In the Japanese Empire, Recognising that he has no other Choice if Japan is to Remain Free of the European Powers, Shōgun Mōri Naritō very Reluctantly Orders a Belated Programme of Industrialisation and Westernisation to Secure its Extensive Coastline. 1824 In the Iroquois Confederation, the U.S. Army Crosses over the Border into the Confederation under the Command of General James K. Polk, thus beginning the Green Mountain War. The U.S. Government Hopes that doing so will help Hide the Dire State of America’s Finances under a Wave of Patriotism. 1839 5th December In the United States, a Son, George Armstrong, is Born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Farmer Emanuel Henry Custer and his Wife, Marie Ward Kirkpatrick, who is of both English and Anglo-Scots Descent. 1849 5th December In the United States, the U.S. Army begins to Adopt large Gold Eagle ~ topped Vexilloid Banners, Named “Aquilae,” in Deliberate Imitation of the Ancient Roman Legions. 1850 12th December The Japanese Empire Declares itself to be at War against the Kingdom of France with the Hope of Capturing the French Loaisa Islands. 1852 31st March In the Japanese Empire, the Treaty of Peace and Amity is Signed in the City of Yokohama, Kanagawa Province, by Representatives of the Japanese Empire, the Kingdom of France, and the United Kingdoms of The Netherlands. Under the Terms of the Treaty, Japan will Hand the French Loaisa Islands Back to France, the Japanese Cities of Shimoda, Izu Province, and Hakodate, Hokkaido, will be Opened up to European Merchants, who will be Granted Complete Freedom of Movement by the Japanese Government. A French Consulate will be Built in Shimoda, Izu Province, and France will hold a Monopoly on all European Trade with Japan. The Japanese Islands of Okinawa will be Occupied by Luxembourgoise Troops for a Period of 20 Years to make sure Japan keeps to its Half of the Bargain. 1853 In the Shimazu Clan, Daimyō Shimazu Hisamitsu Decides that, although it saddens him to see Japanese Culture Diluted by the Barbarian ways of the Europeans, there are many Advantages to Embracing their Technology. To Conduct Advanced Research, we must First Increase our Capacity for Development by Building up our Civic and Industrial Infrastructure. 1856 10th July In the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a Son, Nikola, is Born in the Village of Smiljan, Croatia-Slavonia, to Milutin Tesla, an Ethnically Serbian Eastern Orthodox Priest, and his Wife, Đuka, who has a Talent for making Home Craft Tools, Mechanical Appliances, and the Ability to Memorise Serbian Epic Poems.
Martin Verran
2020-11-21 16:05:04 +0000 UTCYes he would have
Lady Bug
2020-11-21 04:35:53 +0000 UTCAlso, weren't the emperors given the era name only posthumously? So at the time Emperor Meiji lived, he would have been known by his born name, no?
Marina De Moraes
2020-11-21 00:32:52 +0000 UTCTFW I know Ryoma from Fate/Grand Order XD
Marina De Moraes
2020-11-21 00:31:54 +0000 UTCGet the Katanas out! We're about to discover why not to bring a Sword to a Gunfight.
Martin Verran
2020-11-20 19:05:15 +0000 UTC
