Tokugawa shogunate

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Tokugawa shogunate has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Holland says it is a myth that the shogunate banned firearms; it regulated them very strictly instead.
“It's often said that the shogunate banned firearms, for instance. This isn't true. What they do is to regulate the use of firearms very, very strictly”
The Rest Is History: 658. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1) (Apr 5, 2026) · Listen from 14:25
Holland argues that Tokugawa Ieyasu legitimised a radical new regime by adopting the ancient title of shogun and nominally serving the emperor.
“A radical revolutionary new form of government dignifies and disguises its radicalism beneath a show of tradition”
The Rest Is History: 658. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1) (Apr 5, 2026) · Listen from 8:36

658. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1)
The Rest Is History · Apr 5, 2026 · 1 h 3 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the origins of Japan's samurai, from the Tokugawa shogunate and the Bushido myth back to the 10th-century warlord Taira no Masakado.