History of seppuku to 1600. Ancient texts ; Minamoto no Tametomo ; Medieval war tales ; Seppuku as execution ; Kaishaku ; Nishina Morinobu ; Shimizu Muneharu ; Shibata Katsuie ; Sen no Rikyū ; Toyotomi Hidetsugu
The seppuku ritual. Seppuku ritual protocols ; Types of seppuku
History of seppuku after 1600. Junshi martyrdom ; The principle of dual blame ; The Akō incident ; The 1700s : urban dandies and paper fans ; The Kiso anti-flood project ; The 1800s : "Revere the Emperor, expel the barbarians!" ; The Aizu White Tigers ; Revolt of the Deague of the Divine Wind ; Nogi Maresuke.
