Top 5 Greatest Samurai Warriors of the Genpei War

In this video we rank the top 5 greatest samurai warriors of Japan's Genpei War! Which warrior will come out on top in this brief list of the most significant combatants from one of Japan's most storied conflicts. Learn more about the Genpei War: The Genpei War | FULL DOCUMENTARY    • The Genpei War | FULL DOCUMENTARY   Setting the Stage Updated: Full series playlist    • Setting the Stage (UPDATED)   More samurai ranking videos: Top 10 Greatest Samurai Warriors of the Sengoku Jidai    • Top 10 Greatest Samurai Warriors of the Se...   Top 10 Important Samurai Castles    • Top 10 Important Samurai Castles   Top 10 Important Samurai Battles    • Top 10 Important Samurai Battles   Video Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:05 Number 5 5:50 Number 4 8:30 Number 3 11:03 Number 2 14:14 Number 1 and Closing -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: "A History of the Samurai" by Jonathan Lopez-Vera "The Samurai Encyclopedia" by Constantine Nomikos Vaporis "Hired Swords: The Rise of Private Warrior Power in Early Japan" by Karl Friday "Legends of the Samurai" by Hiroaki Sato "Samurai and the Warrior Culture of Japan, 471-1877" by Thomas Conlan "The Tale of the Heike" translated by Royall Tyler "Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe Various articles from the Japanese Wiki Corpus: https://www.japanesewiki.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from: Samurai Warriors 2: Empires Artwork and Images: Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain. Art from Osprey Publications. Other modern artist renditions or photos, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media: Facebook:   / theshogunateyoutube   X:   / shogunatethe   Support the channel on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/theshogunatey... #Samurai #History #Japan