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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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Yoshida Shōin
Head of Shōka Sonjuku, Teacher of Bakumatsu Patriots
Yoshida Shōin (1830–1859) was a bakumatsu shishi (activist), thinker and educator, born into a lower...
Date Terumune
16th Head of the Date Clan, Father of the One-Eyed Dragon Masamune
Date Terumune (1544–1585) was a samurai commander of the Sengoku period who, as the 16th head of the...
Wada Yoshimori
First Bettō of the Kamakura Shogunate's Samurai-dokoro, Senior Retainer of Yoritomo Who Laid the Foundations of Warrior Government
Wada Yoshimori (1147-1213) was a samurai commander of Sagami Province and a member of the Miura clan...
Maeda Toshitsune
Second lord of Kaga domain, famed for feigning foolishness to protect the million-koku domain
## Origins and Succession Maeda Toshitsune (1594–1658) was born on 16 January 1594 (Bunroku 2, 11th...
Ōtomo Chikasada
Ōtomo kinsman; commander at Imayama
## Overview Ōtomo Chikasada was a Sengoku-period warrior and a kinsman of the Ōtomo, the daimyō hou...
Tomita Seigen
Master of Chūjō-ryū Swordsmanship, Undefeated Swordsman Despite Visual Impairment
Tomita Seigen (dates of birth and death unknown) was a swordsman of Echizen Province (present-day Fu...
Naoe Kanetsugu
The Warrior of Love — A Uesugi Master Strategist with an 'Ai' Helmet Crest, Perfecting Both Martial and Literary Arts
## The Meaning Behind the "Ai" Helmet Crest Naoe Kanetsugu, who is said to have been born in 1560 (...
Harima no Tsubone
Kamakura-Era Female Land Steward — Ōkura no Ōiko, Heir to the Headship of the Amakusa Clan
## Who Was Harima no Tsubone? Harima no Tsubone was a samurai woman of the mid-Kamakura period, the ...
Hangaku Gozen
A master archer — the Kamakura-era woman warrior who held a mountain fortress during the Kennin Rebellion
## Life Hangaku Gozen (dates unknown) belonged to the Jo clan, a powerful family of Echigo Province...
Nen'ami Jion
The monk-swordsman who founded Nen-ryū, oldest of the three great sources of Japanese swordsmanship
## Origins and Entry into the Priesthood Nen'ami Jion (born around 1350; date of death unknown) was...
Taigen Sessai
Military Advisor to Imagawa Yoshimoto, Zen Monk Commander of Both Literary and Martial Excellence
Taigen Sessai (1496–1555) was a Zen monk and military strategist who served the Imagawa clan during ...
Ishikawa Kazumasa
Ieyasu's Right-Hand Man Who Defected to Toyotomi Hideyoshi
## Life Ishikawa Kazumasa, born in Mikawa Province in the second year of Tenbun (1533), was a membe...