History of the Azai Clan

The Azai (also spelled Asai) are usually seen as a smaller player throughout the history the Japan's famous Sengoku period. Yet let's dive in an discover just how massively significant they actually are!

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Sources Used:
Finding information in English regarding the Azai can be a bit difficult, much of the information regarding the Azai and specifically Azai Nagamasa for this video was found in articles from the Japanese Wiki Corpus, Samurai Archives/wiki, and SengokuJidai.org
Some include:
https://www.japanese-wiki-corpus.org/...
https://www.japanese-wiki-corpus.org/...
https://sengokujidai.org/characters-a...
https://samurai-archives.com/wiki/Asa...

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Music:
"Kushiro Marshland" by Akira Ifukube

Artwork and Images:
The Samurai Portraits used are from the "Nobunaga's Ambition" Series and are the property of Koei Tecmo.
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art from Osprey Publications.
Other modern artist renditions and photographs, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!

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