The Entire History of Ancient Japan

The Entire History of Ancient Japan

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00:00 Introduction

04:52 Beginnings

11:07 The Shaman Queen 297 AD

16:15 The Rise of Buddhism 552 AD

21:50 The Fall of Korea 663 AD

27:39 Choosing A Capital 736 AD

37:45 Rise of the Emishi 774 AD

46:48 Embassies to China 717 AD

52:43 The Heian Court 1000 AD

56:59 Shogun 1184

1:02:12 Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1274

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