History of the Date Clan

At long last, we will finally be looking at the history of the Date clan, one of the most famous and beloved Samurai families of all time, in large thanks to their iconic leader, Date Masamune.

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Sources Used:
It was particularly hard to find sources regarding the Date outside of a lot of writing about Date Masamune. For much of the information in this video I relied on the Japanese Wiki Corpus and the Samurai Archives.
Additional sources include:
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharp
"Japan Encyclopedia" by Louis Frédéric
"Hideyoshi" by Mary Elizabeth Berry

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Intro:
Music by: Shawn Head of "Renzoh Flutes"    / @tairyushakuhachi  
Logo art by: theomnibus.art   / theomnibus.art  

Music:
"Arctic Forest" 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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