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Historical Yaoi

Yaoi's with a historical setting in an Eastern country (Japan, China, Korea), some of which are straight forward historical fiction, others with supernatural and fantasy elements. I've tried to put them (very) roughly in chronological order, but it's mostly guesswork.

1-13 - Japanese historical fiction
14-42 - Japanese historical fantasy
43-45 - Korean historical fiction
46-50 - Korean historical fantasy
51-53 - Korean/Chinese martial arts/wuxia
All(53) / manga(53)

Yeonliji

 8.5(175 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Kyu_Chang
Genre(s): Historical / Romance / Shounen Ai

Jayeon is sent as a peace offering to marry Heuk, but secretly he replaced his twin sister and he's supposed to marry Heuk. Heuk feels bad for the poor child sent to marry him and treats him kindly, and the two end up wanting to stay together, though Heuk still doesn't know Jayeon's secret.
Trigger warning: abuse, child bride.

2 days

Ryoushu-sama no Hana Yome

 8.2(275 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Pyoco asahina
Genre(s): Yaoi / Smut / Fantasy / Historical

In ancient Japan, childhood friends are symbolically married in a "binding ceremony," the lower class one has no idea why and his upper class counterpart is not easy to understand.
Trigger warnings: dubcon, drunk sex, attempted murder.

2 days

Ou to Hiyaku

 7.7(136 voted)
Complete
Author(s): himawari souya
Genre(s): Historical / Yaoi

Ch.1 - a young nobleman hires a prostitute every night to play music for him, and the prostitute falls for him despite knowing the nobleman is still in love with another prostitute.

Ch.4 - includes several stories, but I liked The King and the Potion, about a young king who buys a young boy prostitute out of the brothel and when the two are separated by his scheming officials, the king nearly wastes away until the boy comes back to save him.
Trigger warnings: sex work, attempted murder.

2 days

Anata no Tame nara doko Made mo

 8.3(331 voted)
Complete
Author(s): nakamura asumiko
Genre(s): Comedy / Yaoi

Vol.2 Ch.1-5.5 - In Heian era Japan, Nanami has started a business that steals customers from the local onmyoji using confusion due to its similar name, and Takaichiho is the general who is supposed to get him to change the name. They quickly forget about that though and get into all kinds of ghost and supernatural related shenanigans. Absolute wacky madness up in here. Also mpreg.
Trigger warning: dubcon.

2 days

Shinobu Kokoro wa

 7.6(541 voted)
Complete
Author(s): matsumoto temari
Genre(s): Historical / Yaoi

Ch.1-4 contain the stories of two ninja couples in or around warring states era Japan. The first has the man in charge helping get a new ninja ready for a seduction mission, but they fall in love. The second has partners reevaluating what's really most important.
Trigger warning: feels like statutory rape (first couple)

2 days

Shinobeyo! Stalker

 9.0(273 voted)
Complete
Author(s):
Genre(s): Yaoi / Comedy / Drama

In warring states era Japan, a ninja falls for a guy who helped him and stalks him. The guy is super chill about it once he finds out.
Trigger warning: stalking, drug(aphrodisiac).

2 days

Shinoburu koi ni kuchi dzuke o

 8.9(342 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Jyuichi tokisaka
Genre(s): Yaoi / Smut

Ninja switches sides, joins a man he was supposed to kill who now keeps trying to seduce him, though the ninja is very embarrassed. Smutty with a fun historical setting.
Trigger warning: dubcon.

2 days

Adatsubaki Yugamite Haguruma

 8.6(819 voted)
Complete
Author(s): Fukiya furo
Genre(s): Yaoi / Historical / Romance

In Meiji era Japan, a young man begs to be trained by a master samurai, but secretly, he's there to avenge his father the samurai murdered. But can he get his revenge before falling in love? No.
Trigger warnings: lying/manipulation, cheating, betrayal, violence/gore.

2 days

Makotoshiyaka ni Mau Hana wa

 9.1(284 voted)
Complete
Author(s): tsukahara saki
Genre(s): Historical / Romance / Yaoi

In 1940s Japan, a young heir is desperate to see his childhood friend dance again and goes undercover as a worker.

2 days

Ginza Neon Paradise

 8.8(570 voted)
Complete
Author(s): unohana
Genre(s): Drama / Historical / Romance / Yaoi

Aoi and Takahiko were best friends, and when Takahiko was enlisted in WWII, they spent one meaningful night together before he was deployed. But after four years with no contact, Aoi is starting to lose hope Takahiko will ever return, until one day he appears way too casually with no explanation for where he's been in the three years since the war ended. A really beautiful and well told story that deals with the scars of war.
Trigger warnings: wartime violence and gore.

2 days

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