The Iconic Kabuto of Famous Samurai Lords

Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/shogunate - Enter promo code SHOGUNATE for 83% off and three extra months for free! Samurai Helmets, known as Kabuto, are some of the most easily recognizable symbols of Medieval Japan's warrior class. In this video we discuss the Kabuto and look at some of the most famous surviving examples from the late Sengoku Period, the peak of Samurai warfare. Check out Samurai headwear videos accompanying this one: "An Introduction to Samurai Helmets" by Samurai and Ninja History    • An Introduction to Samurai Helmets   "Introduction to the Jingasa 陣笠 used by Ashigaru| Monthly Short #02" by Sengoku Studies    • Introduction to the Jingasa 陣笠 used by Ash...   Timestamps: Intro 0:00 Sengoku Kabuto Evolution 3:38 Famous Kabuto Examples 7:20 Closing 14:55 Sources Used: "The Book of Samurai: Arms, Armor, & the Tactics of Warfare" By Antony Cummins and Yoshie Minami "The Samurai Warrior" by Ben Hubbard Two great articles: https://shirobito.jp/article/1428 and https://shirobito.jp/article/1427 Music: "Cylinder Seven by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Artwork and Images: Photographs from Museum exhibits 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 photos, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media: Facebook:   / theshogunateyoutube   Twitter:   / shogunatethe   Support the channel on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/theshogunatey... #Samurai #History #Japan