🗡️Tokugawa Ieyasu escapes from Kansai with the help of Hattori Hanzo.
😱Akechi Mitsuhide becomes the new Shogun but is swiftly defeated by Hideyoshi.
🏰Hideyoshi implements major reforms to establish a centralized government in Japan.
⚔️Peasants are disarmed and a rigid feudal caste system is established.
🌟Tokugawa Ieyasu is exempted from military service, setting the stage for his rise to power.
How does Tokugawa Ieyasu escape from Kansai?
—Tokugawa Ieyasu escapes from Kansai with the help of Hattori Hanzo, who guides him through a secret path used by ninjas.
What reforms does Hideyoshi implement?
—Hideyoshi implements major reforms including tax restructuring, disarmament of peasants, and the establishment of a rigid caste system.
Why is Tokugawa exempted from military service?
—Tokugawa is exempted from military service by Hideyoshi, which allows him to avoid losses in the Korean campaign and sets the stage for his rise to power.
How does Hideyoshi defeat Akechi Mitsuhide?
—Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide and becomes the new Shogun through military force and the support of other daimyo.
What is the significance of Hideyoshi's reforms?
—Hideyoshi's reforms aim to establish a centralized government, prevent civil war, and maintain his position of power in Japan.
00:06Last time we left off with Oda Nobunaga attacked by his own general, dying in a blazing temple as his dream of empire burned around him.
00:18Tokugawa Ieyasu finds himself in a precarious situation in Kansai, surrounded by Mitsuhide's troops who would certainly put an end to him if given the chance.
00:42Hattori Hanzo offers Tokugawa a secret path through Koga, known to ninja, to help him escape from Kansai.
01:58Akechi Mitsuhide becomes the new Shogun but is swiftly defeated by Hideyoshi.
04:23Hideyoshi implements major reforms including tax restructuring, disarmament of peasants, and the establishment of a rigid feudal caste system.
07:55Tokugawa is exempted from military service by Hideyoshi, setting the stage for his rise to power.
