The Great Fire of Meireki | The Edo Period Episode 6

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Published on April 21, 2024 4:33:12 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbSJQFWbGq4

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As Japan settles deeper into the new peaceful Edo period, a horrific disaster would befall the capital of the Tokugawa Shogunate. It is here we will experiance the great fire of Meireki. A tragedy that would forever change the face of Edo (modern-day Tokyo).

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Sources Used:
"A History of Japan" by RHP Mason and JG Caiger
"A History of the Samurai" by Jonathan López-Vera
"The Samurai Encyclopedia" by Constantine Nomikos Vaporis
"Samurai Castles" by Jennifer Mitchelhill
"An Outline History of Japan" By Herbert Gowen
"Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia" by Rajib Shaw, Atta-ur-Rahman, Akhilesh Surjan, Gulsan Ara Parvin
Additional information found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus
Articles:
"How the Great Fire of 1657 shaped modern Tokyo" - Japan Times https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/how-the-great-fire-of-1657-shaped-modern-tokyo
"Tokyo's Great Fire of Meireki | Backyard Tourism Vol. 5" - A Different Side of Japan https://donnykimball.com/backyard-tourism-vol-5-79115a39b2bc

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Music from:
"Prelude No. 15" by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

"In the West" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100746
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

"Spirit of Fire" by Jesse Gallagher

Artwork:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Other modern artist renditions and photos as well as photos from Wikipedia, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!

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