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Die legendären Krieger Japans und ihre geschätzten Schwerter
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Ban Naoyuki
The self-proclaimed "Night Raid Commander" of the Siege of Osaka, who fell at Kashii
## Origins and Service under Several Houses Ban Naoyuki (1567?-1615) is better known by his popular...
Shinagawa Yajirō
Disciple of Shōka Sonjuku, Minister of Home Affairs of Meiji Government
Shinagawa Yajirō (1843–1900) was a late-Edo-period samurai activist from Chōshū Domain and a politic...
Itō Kashitarō
From Shinsengumi Strategist to Leader of the Goryō Eji
Itō Kashitarō (1 January 1835 (Tenpō 5/12/3) – 13 December 1867 (Keiō 3/11/18)) was a samurai and sw...
Odani Nobutomo
Master of Jikishin Kage-ryū, the Sword Sage Revered in the Late Edo Period
Odani Nobutomo (1798–1864) was a retainer of the shogunate and swordsman active in the late Edo peri...
Yagyū Jūbei
The One-Eyed Swordsman — Heir to Yagyū Shinkage-ryū and Japan's Most Mysterious Swordmaster
## A Swordsman Wrapped in Mystery Yagyū Mitsuyoshi, known as Jūbei, was the eldest son of Yagyū Mune...
Kuroda Nagamasa
Lord of Chikuzen — Son of the Great Strategist Kanbei, Key Architect of the Tokugawa Victory at Sekigahara
## As Kanbei's Son Kuroda Nagamasa, born in Eiroku 11 (1568), was the eldest son of Kuroda Kanbei (Y...
Kuki Yoshitaka
Warlord of the Sengoku Navy Who Led the Ironclad Ships: Commander of the Kuki Navy, Also Known as the "Pirate Daimyo"
## Sengoku Warlord Who Mastered the Seas In the 11th year of Tenbun (1542), Kuki Yoshitaka was born...
Ōishi Kuranosuke
Leader of the Forty-Seven Rōnin — The Living Embodiment of Samurai Loyalty
## The Supreme Commander of the Chūshingura In Manji 2 (1659), Ōishi Yoshio, commonly known as Ōishi...
Ōkubo Nagayasu
An Enigmatic Magistrate Who Held Sway over Mine Development and Finances as Tokugawa Ieyasu's daikan-gashira
Ōkubo Nagayasu (1545–1613) served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Concurrently holding posts such as daikan-gashira...
Natori Masazumi
The Author of the Shōninki — An Early Edo-Period Military Scholar Who Served the Kishū Domain
## The Author of the Shōninki Natori Masazumi (common name Sanjūrō, pen name Issui; birth year unkno...
Kobayakawa Hideaki
The Defector of Sekigahara — The Man Who Decided Japan's Fate
## As Hideyoshi's Nephew In Tenshō 10 (1582), Kobayakawa Hideaki was born as the nephew of Toyotomi ...
Saito Toshimitsu
Chief Retainer of Akechi Mitsuhide and Father of Kasuga no Tsubone
Saito Toshimitsu (1534-1582) was a warrior of the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods, known as one ...