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Sean Bermingham
The First Shogun
The TV series "Shogun" brings Japanese history to life, but who was the first Shogun? In this series of podcasts, Sean Bermingham explores the rise to power of Yoritomo Minamoto, the first military leader of Japan.  We'll follow Yoritomo's life and adventures as a young man as he leads his Genji clan to victory against the odds in the greatest samurai civil war in Japan's history, and eventually claims the title as Japan's First Shogun.Music by EdRecords/Pond5: www.pond5.com
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Please let us know what you think of this podcast - we’d love to hear from you! It is now the year 1160 and Yoshitomo, the head of the Genji samurai clan, is preparing an audacious plot to topple the Emperor's chief advisor Shinzei, the man who ordered the deaths of his father and brothers. But...
Published 05/04/24
Published 05/04/24
Please let us know what you think of this podcast - we’d love to hear from you! It is the year 1156 in the Japanese imperial capital. Two rival Emperors face each other across the Kamo river, each supported by warriors of the Heike and Genji clans. Watching is the nine-year-old Yoritomo. One day...
Published 04/28/24
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