Episode 26: Hideyoshi Dreams Big

A Short History of Japan Podcast by Cameron Foster

Jul 11, 201223:04Society & Culture

In 1592 and 1598 Hideyoshi pointed the enormous Japanese capacity for warfare at the task of conquering one of the greatest civilizations in the world, China. In this episode we discuss why he decided that that was a goo...

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