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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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Kajiwara Kagetoki
The slanderous warrior — Yoritomo's trusted retainer behind Yoshitsune's downfall
## Life Kajiwara Kagetoki (d. 1200) was a warrior from Sagami Province who initially fought for the...
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...
Matsunaga Hisahide
The Aesthetics of a Ruthless Warlord: The Story of Sengoku's Greatest Villain and His Renowned Treasure, Who Bore the Infamy of Shogun-Killing and the Burning of the Great Buddha Hall and Met His End at Shigisan Castle Along with the Ko-Tenmyō Hiragumo Tea Kettle
## The Ruthless Warlord's Rise: From Miyoshi Nagayoshi's Confidant to Master of Yamato Matsunaga His...
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 ...
Kobayakawa Takakage
The Strategist of the Mōri — The Wisest of the Three Brothers Who Shaped Western Japan
## Mōri Motonari's Third Son, Takakage Kobayakawa Takakage was born in 1533 (Tenbun 2) at Yoshida Kō...
Chūjō Hyōgo-no-suke
Founder of Chūjō-ryū Swordsmanship, Swordsman of the Northern and Southern Courts Era
Chūjō Hyōgo-no-suke (whose name was Nagahide; birth year unknown – 1384) was a warrior and swordsman...
Ikeda Tsuneoki
Oda Nobunaga's Milk Brother · Daimyo of Settsu and Mino
Ikeda Tsuneoki (1536-1584) was a Sengoku daimyō who, as Oda Nobunaga's “milk brother” (child of Nobu...
Imagawa Ryōshun
Kyushu Tandai, Master of Waka Poetry and Military Arts
Imagawa Ryōshun (1326-1420) was a military commander and poet who was active from the Nanboku-chō pe...
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 ...
Ōno Harufusa
Leader of the hardline war faction at Osaka Castle, who charged Tokugawa Hidetada's headquarters in the Summer Campaign
## Origins Ōno Harufusa came from a family based at Ōno village in Hagurigun, Owari Province. His f...
Watanabe Moritsuna
A Master of the Spear Among the Sixteen Generals of Tokugawa and Archetypal Mikawa Samurai Called “Yari Hanzō”
Watanabe Moritsuna (1542–1620) was one of the Sixteen Generals of Tokugawa who supported Tokugawa Ie...
Takeda Nobutora
Father of Takeda Shingen, Unifier of Kai
Takeda Nobutora (1494 or 1498–1574) was a Sengoku daimyō of Kai Province (present-day Yamanashi Pref...