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Samurai fact of the week!

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It's time for another weekly Samurai Fact!

This week's fact... The Three Great Warlords.

In the big civil war "Sengoku" (warring states) era, there were 3 big samurai warlords. While there were others, these were the big three that played the biggest part in unifying Japan. Their names are... Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Oda is often described as the most cruel and tyrannical of the big 3; if ever there was a warrior that could make you question the honor of the samurai class, Oda would be the poster child for it. The irony is that, for all his bluster and ambitions, Oda never truly unified Japan as he dreamed. Tokugawa is known as the most patient and caring; his legacy is one of the most inspiring. And Toyotomi is often seen as a middle ground between the other two; not quite as kind, but not nearly as cruel either. Yet it's Tokugawa that is often credited as putting an end to the era of civil war in Japan.

If you ever need to remember who is who, there are three similar phrases that best describe them.
For Oda Nobunaga... "If a song bird will not sing for me, then kill it. It is useless to me."
For Toyotomi Hideyoshi... "If a song bird will not sing for me, the get rid of it. It serves no purpose."
For Tokugawa Ieyasu... "If a song bird will not sing for me, then I will wait for it to sing."

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Splashee
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"If a song bird will not sing for me, then I will wait for it to sing."

Beautiful!

 

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"If a song bird will not sing for me, then kill it. It is useless to me."

Terrifying!

 

Thank you for this insight! (I never saw one for last weekend, did I miss it?)

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Samurai Equine
Just now, Splashee said:

Thank you for this insight! (I never saw one for last weekend, did I miss it?)

I was busy that weekend. I had a lot of Christmas prep and shopping to do, family needed my help, I did some "charity" work. I got so busy that I ran out of time to post a fact last week. Sometimes life comes first. :derp:

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Samurai Equine
On 12/14/2019 at 2:02 PM, Jesse Terrence said:

Ah yeah, but what about Ishida Mitsunari?

I'm not sure what you want me to say. :blink:

If you are asking for me to highlight Ishida in a future Samurai Fact, I'll think about it.
If you are trying to tell me that there were other samurai warlords besides the big three, trust me, I know. I even said so in the fact.

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Jesse Terrence
30 minutes ago, Toshigami Equine said:

I'm not sure what you want me to say. :blink:

If you are asking for me to highlight Ishida in a future Samurai Fact, I'll think about it.
If you are trying to tell me that there were other samurai warlords besides the big three, trust me, I know. I even said so in the fact.

 

More like highlight him the next time, clopa.

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Samurai Equine
16 hours ago, Jesse Terrence said:

More like highlight him the next time, clopa.

I don't take requests, sorry.
This is my blog, and I'll highlight whatever facts I want, when I want.

If I feel like it, I might make a weekly fact about Ishida some day in the future, on my own terms. But I'm not going to do it just because someone told me to. If it means that much to you, then feel free to make your own blog about it. :squee: For now, please respect the fact that I am running this blog in the way that I choose to run it.

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1 hour ago, Toshigami Equine said:

I don't take requests, sorry.
This is my blog, and I'll highlight whatever facts I want, when I want.

If I feel like it, I might make a weekly fact about Ishida some day in the future, on my own terms. But I'm not going to do it just because someone told me to. If it means that much to you, then feel free to make your own blog about it. :squee: For now, please respect the fact that I am running this blog in the way that I choose to run it.

17 hours ago, Toshigami Equine said:

I'm not sure what you want me to say. :blink:

If you are asking for me to highlight Ishida in a future Samurai Fact, I'll think about it.
If you are trying to tell me that there were other samurai warlords besides the big three, trust me, I know. I even said so in the fact.

 

I thought you wanted to know what I meant? Don't get so intense, dude. Like, seriously, where did all that salt come from?

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20 minutes ago, Jesse Terrence said:

I thought you wanted to know what I meant? Don't get so intense, dude. Like, seriously, where did all that salt come from?

No salt here. This is a sugar factory. :rarityhat: Sorry if my tone came off as defensive; I meant it to be quite jovial.

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2 minutes ago, Toshigami Equine said:

No salt here. This is a sugar factory. :rarityhat: Sorry if my tone came off as defensive; I meant it to be quite jovial.

Ok? Maybe I'm just being oversensitive too. I guess I'm seeing passive-aggressiveness where there is none. Sorry for reacting like that.

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Just now, Jesse Terrence said:

Ok? Maybe I'm just being oversensitive too. I guess I'm seeing passive-aggressiveness where there is none. Sorry for reacting like that.

All is forgiven. Have a good day, and an even better tomorrow. :proud:

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