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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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Ankokuji Ekei
The Diplomat-Monk of the Mōri Clan Who Foresaw Nobunaga's Fall and Hideyoshi's Rise — Executed After Sekigahara
## Life Ankokuji Ekei is said to have been born around 1537 or 1539 into the Takeda clan of Aki Prov...
Mori Ranmaru
Oda Nobunaga's page—the young hero who fell with his lord during the Honnō-ji Incident
## The Page Most Favored by Nobunaga Mori Ranmaru (Nagasada), born in Eiroku 8 (1565), served Oda No...
Matsubayashi Henyasai
Founder of the Musō Gan-ryū, Nicknamed "the Bat" for His Freely Leaping Swordsmanship
## Origins Matsubayashi Henyasai is said to have been born in 1593 in Kaizu, Shinano Province (prese...
Shimada Toranosuke
One of the three great swordsmen of the Bakumatsu era and teacher of Katsu Kaishū
## Origins and Training Shimada Toranosuke (1814-1852) was a swordsman of the late Edo period. Born...
Nene (Kōdai-in)
The Consort Who Outlasted an Era
## The Birth of Kita no Mandokoro Nene (later Kōdai-in), born in Owari Province in Tenbun 18 (1549),...
Terao Magonojō
Chief Disciple of Miyamoto Musashi Who Received the Book of Five Rings Shortly Before Musashi's Death, Second Grandmaster of the Niten Ichi-ryū
## Life Born in 1611 as the son of a warrior serving the Hosokawa house, then lords of Buzen Kokura ...
Ishida Mitsunari
The Loyal Strategist of Sekigahara
## The Sankencha Anecdote and Rise to Prominence Born in Eiroku 3 (1560) in Ishida village, Sakata D...
Gamō Ujisato
Direct Retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Great Lord of Aizu 910,000 Koku
Gamō Ujisato (1556–1595) was a leading daimyō of the Azuchi-Momoyama period and a distinguished gene...
Takayama Ukon
Lord of Takatsuki Castle, Settsu / Christian Daimyo
Takayama Ukon (1552-1615) was a samurai commander of Settsu Province, baptized with the name Justo. ...
Oda Nobunaga
The Demon King of the Sixth Heaven — Revolutionary visionary who shattered the old order and forged a new era under the banner of Tenka Fubu
## The Emergence of a Revolutionary Born in 1534 (Tenbun 3) at Shobata Castle in Owari Province (or,...
Ikeda Mitsumasa
Lord of Bizen Okayama, Enlightened Ruler Who Promoted Neo-Confucianism and Excelled in Both Arts and Arms
Ikeda Mitsumasa (1609-1682) was the lord of the Bizen Okayama domain, celebrated as an 'enlightened ...