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Die legendären Krieger Japans und ihre geschätzten Schwerter
Die Schwertkultur der großen Festungen Japans
Legendäre Klingen, die Geschichte schrieben
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Itagaki Nobukata
One of Takeda's Twenty-Four Generals, Trusted Right-Hand of Shingen Who Led the Conquest of Shinano
Itagaki Nobukata (1489?-1548) was one of the foremost retainers of Takeda Harunobu (Shingen) and is ...
Kusunoki Masasue
Younger Brother of Kusunoki Masashige, Hero of Minatogawa
Kusunoki Masasue (birth year unknown – died 4 July 1336 (Engen 1/Kenmu 3, 5/25)) was a warrior of th...
Nabeshima Naoshige
Founder of the Saga Domain and Inspiration of Hagakure
## From Retainer of the Ryūzōji Clan to Lord of the Domain Nabeshima Naoshige, born in Tenbun 7 (153...
Asakura Yoshikage
Lord of Echizen and Patron of Arts
## The Glory of the Asakura Clan Asakura Yoshikage, born in 1533 in Echizen Province (present-day Fu...
Mōri Hidemoto
The Mōri clan elder remembered for the "Saishō-dono's Empty Lunchbox" episode at Sekigahara, and first lord of Chōfu Domain
Mōri Hidemoto (1579–1650) was a military commander and daimyo active from the Azuchi-Momoyama period...
Wakisaka Yasuharu
One of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake and Commander of the Toyotomi Navy
## Life and Origins Wakisaka Yasuharu (1554–1626) was born in Wakisaka, Omi Province. He first serv...
Maeda Matsu (Hoshun-in)
Principal Wife of Maeda Toshiie, the Wise and Resolute Lady Who Became a Hostage Herself to Preserve the Million-Koku Domain of Kaga
## The Wise Wife Who Supported Toshiie Matsu (Hōshun-in, Tenbun 16 (1547) – Genna 3 (1617)) was bor...
Honda Masazumi
The Trusted Strategist of the Tokugawa Shogunate Brought Down by the Utsunomiya Conspiracy
## Life Born in 1565 as the eldest son of Honda Masanobu, Ieyasu's trusted strategist, Masazumi bec...
Jukei-ni
Principal Wife of Imagawa Ujichika and the 'Ama-midai,' the 'Female Sengoku Daimyo' Who Assisted Imagawa Governance Across Four Generations
## A Court Lady Who Married Into Suruga Jukei-ni (date of birth unknown - 1568) was the principal wi...
Oichi no Kata
Younger Sister of Oda Nobunaga, Renowned as the Greatest Beauty of the Sengoku Era, Who Experienced the Fall of Two Castles
## Nobunaga's Sister, Celebrated as the Most Beautiful Woman of the Warring States Oichi no Kata (15...
Taira no Kiyomori
The First Warrior to Become Grand Minister of State
## A Man at the Summit of the Warrior Class Taira no Kiyomori was born in Gen'ei 1 (1118). Though a ...
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
The Tragic Hero of the Genji
## Birth as Ushiwakamaru Born in Heiji 1 (1159) as the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Minamoto ...