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When Emperors Wept: The First Shogun's War
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When Emperors Wept: The First Shogun's War
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About Author
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Chapter 1: The Gilded Cage Crumbles
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Chapter 2: Whispers of the Genji
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Chapter 3: The Prince’s Gamble (May 1180)
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Chapter 4: First Blood at Uji Bridge (June 1180)
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Chapter 5: The Fox in Exile Stirs (Summer 1180)
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Chapter 6: The Disaster at Ishibashiyama (September 1180)
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Chapter 7: Flight to Awa, Rally in Kamakura (Autumn 1180)
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Chapter 8: The Phantom Army of Fujigawa (November 1180)
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Chapter 9: The Samurai-dokoro and a Burning Grudge (Late 1180 - Early 1181)
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Chapter 10: The Death of a Tyrant (Early 1181)
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Chapter 11: The Scourge of Famine, The Rise of Kiso (1181-1182)
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Chapter 12: The Northern Tempest Gathers (Early 1183)
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Chapter 13: The Fire Oxen of Kurikara Pass (June 1183)
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Chapter 14: The Flight from Kyoto (July-August 1183)
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Chapter 15: The Rustic Conqueror in Kyoto (Autumn 1183)
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Chapter 16: The Brothers March (Winter 1183 - Early 1184)
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Chapter 17: Clash of Cousins: The Second Battle of Uji & Awazu (February 1184)
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Chapter 18: The Eagle Spreads His Wings (Early 1184)
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Chapter 19: The Descent into Ichi-no-Tani (March 1184)
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Chapter 20: The Flute and the Sword (Aftermath of Ichi-no-Tani, March 1184)
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Chapter 21: The Warlord’s Shadow (Spring-Summer 1184)
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Chapter 22: Noriyori’s Western Quagmire (Late 1184)
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Chapter 23: The Storm Rider’s Call (Early 1185)
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Chapter 24: The Bonfires of Yashima (March 1185)
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Chapter 25: The Fan and the Arrow (Battle of Yashima, continued, March 1185)
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Chapter 26: Gathering for the Kill (Spring 1185)
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Chapter 27: The Sea Runs Red: Dan-no-ura – Part 1 (April 25, 1185)
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Chapter 28: The Sea Runs Red: Dan-no-ura – Part 2 (Betrayal and Despair, April 1185)
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Chapter 29: The Sea Runs Red: Dan-no-ura – Part 3 (Annihilation, April 1185)
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Chapter 30: The Ashes of Empire (Spring-Summer 1185)
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Chapter 31: The Hero’s Cold Welcome (Mid-1185)
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Chapter 32: The Emperor’s Gambit (Summer - Autumn 1185)
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Chapter 33: The Fugitive Hero (Late 1185 - 1187)
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Chapter 34: The Northern Sanctuary Weakens (1187-1188)
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Chapter 35: The Last Stand at Koromogawa (1189)
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Chapter 36: The Shogun’s Unchallenged Reign (1189-1192)
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Chapter 37: The Iron Lady of Kamakura (1192-1198)
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Chapter 38: Echoes of the Fallen: Kenreimon'in's Vigil (1192 onwards)
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Chapter 39: The Way of the Warrior Forged in Blood (Late 1190s)
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Chapter 40: The Shogun’s Setting Sun (Late 1190s, leading to 1199)
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Chapter 41: The Passing of the First Shogun (1199)
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Chapter 42: The Nun-Shogun’s Court (1199-1203)
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Chapter 43: The Unmaking of a Shogun (1203-1204)
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Chapter 44: The Land Under Warrior Rule (Early 1200s)
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Chapter 45: Whispers of the Lost Sword (Early 1200s, decades later)
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Chapter 46: The Weight of Seven Centuries (Generations Later)
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Chapter 47: Ghosts of Dan-no-ura (Centuries Later)
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Chapter 48: The Unending Tale (Present Day / Authorial Reflection)
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Chapter 49: Forging a Nation (Reprise)
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Chapter 50: The Crimson Tide and the White Banner (Conclusion)
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