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Nyri
is on page 124 of 160
"Minister Namoro Shigomitso"?-- Should be Shigemitsu Mamoru. Seriously, get yourself a new copyeditor.
— Jan 27, 2015 12:59PM
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Nyri
is on page 95 of 160
"The awestruck crowds...bowed in reverence." There were a fair amount of people who had no idea who the Emperor was.
— Jan 27, 2015 12:56PM
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Nyri
is on page 93 of 160
And of course, a diverse group of anti-Satsuma/Choshu forces in northern Japan is labeled "Tokugawa allies." Terrific.
— Jan 27, 2015 12:55PM
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Nyri
is on page 91 of 160
The picture on this page is of Edo Castle, not the Kyoto imperial palace. Edo Castle would become the new imperial palace, but you're talking about the one in Kyoto here.
— Jan 27, 2015 12:54PM
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Nyri
is on page 79 of 160
Leon ROCHES. ROCHES. Not Roche, ROCHES. It's not plural, it's the man's name.
— Jan 27, 2015 12:51PM
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Nyri
is on page 58 of 160
Shimazu Hisamitsu would be very happy to hear you imply he was the daimyo of Satsuma.
— Jan 27, 2015 12:48PM
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Nyri
is on page 55 of 160
Foreigners weren't easily allowed in Edo at that point-- how could Heusken have enjoyed riding there?
— Jan 27, 2015 12:46PM
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Nyri
is on page 51 of 160
Fukuzawa Yukichi would be very amused to hear you call him an ambassador.
— Jan 27, 2015 12:45PM
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Nyri
is on page 46 of 160
Kanrin-maru wasn't just any "Japanese steamship," it was a fully modern Tokugawa Navy WARSHIP.
— Jan 27, 2015 12:44PM
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Nyri
is on page 39 of 160
"Moryamo Yenoski" was Moriyama Einosuke, and he was a translator, not a representative of "Ieseda."
— Jan 27, 2015 12:42PM
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Nyri
is on page 29 of 160
The print on page 29 is by Utagawa Yoshitsuya, depicts one of the participants in the Sakurada Gate attack, and dates to 1874. Did nobody fact-check this book?
— Jan 27, 2015 12:38PM
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Nyri
is on page 21 of 160
Firearms fell out of favor? Says who? I suppose the gunsmiths employed by the Tokugawa Shogunate and myriad domains (e.g. Kunitomo Ikkansai, Shibatsuji Seiemon)?
— Jan 27, 2015 12:23PM
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Nyri
is on page 17 of 160
Name one instance of a disobedient daimyo (pre-1860s) actually getting attacked. I dare you.
— Jan 27, 2015 12:20PM
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Nyri
is on page 15 of 160
Did you seriously label the entirety of Mutsu province as "Aizu"? Come on!
— Jan 27, 2015 12:19PM
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Nyri
is on page 10 of 160
The...the Minamoto family faced the Mongol Invasions? You mean the Minamoto family whose direct line of descent went extinct when Sanetomo was murdered?
— Jan 27, 2015 12:17PM
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Nyri
is on page 8 of 160
"Imperial authority began to decline" in the 11th century? What the hell, man, have you never heard of the Fujiwara regents?
— Jan 27, 2015 12:14PM
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Nyri
is on page 4 of 160
Have barely begun this book and already I can tell it's a disaster in the making. Yikes.
— Jan 27, 2015 12:09PM
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