This week: patricide, rebellions, and royal incest. Oh, also the increasing destabilization of the Heian government as ever more power falls into the hands of Taira no Kiyomori.
Listen to the episode here.
Sources
McCullough, Hellen. The Tale of the Heike.
Sansom, George. A History of Japan to 1334.
Totman, Conrad. A History of Japan.
Images
Hi Isaac!
Just wanted to let you know, that this Saturday you really confused me. The title of this episode in iTunes (in my library at least) is The Fall of the Samurai, Part 4 instead of being The Birth of the Samurai, Part 4.