• Samurai And Shinobi: Who Really Ruled Medieval Japan?

  • Feb 27 2025
  • Length: 30 mins
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Samurai And Shinobi: Who Really Ruled Medieval Japan?

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  • Chasing Shadows 2. Politics

    Assassin's Creed Shadows gives players the chance to experience history as two icons of medieval Japan: samurai and shinobi (known today as ninja). In this special series, Matt Lewis and Professor Eric Rath from the University of Kansas take an in-depth look at how these legendary warriors lived and answer the question, what is the difference between samurai and shinobi?


    This episode explores the political structures of medieval imperial Japan. How much power did the emperor really have in the age of the samurai warlord? And did the shinobi really form democratic republics to challenge the status quo?


    Echoes of History is a Ubisoft podcast, brought to you by History Hit.


    Hosted by: Matt Lewis, Prof Eric Rath

    Edited by: Robin McConnell

    Produced by: Matt Lewis, Robin McConnell

    Senior Producer: Anne-Marie Luff

    Production Manager: Beth Donaldson

    Executive Producers: Etienne Bouvier, Julien Fabre, Steve Lanham, Jen Bennett


    Music by The Flight


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