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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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Satō Tsugunobu
The Loyal Retainer from Ōshū Who Died Shielding Minamoto no Yoshitsune — One of the "Four Guardians of Yoshitsune" at the Battle of Yashima
## Life Satō Tsugunobu is said to have been born as the son of Satō Motoharu, a senior retainer of t...
Taira no Sadamori
The Heian Warrior Who Slew His Cousin Taira no Masakado — Ancestor of the Ise Taira Line That Produced Taira no Kiyomori
## Life Taira no Sadamori was a member of the Kanmu Taira clan, born as the son of Taira no Kunika, ...
Obata Kagenori
Founder of the Kōshū School of Military Science, Embodiment of Takeda Bushido
Obata Kagenori (1572-1663) was a military commander and military scholar who was active from the lat...
Fujiwara no Sumitomo
Leader of the Seto Inland Sea Pirate Rebellion — "Sumitomo of the West" in the Jōhei-Tengyō Disturbance
## Life Fujiwara no Sumitomo is said to have been born around 893 into a mid-ranking noble family de...
Yamato Takeru
Prince of Emperor Keikō — The Legendary Hero Who Bore the Kusanagi Sword
## About Yamato Takeru Yamato Takeru is a legendary hero of ancient Japan handed down in the Kojiki ...
Nihonmatsu Yoshitsugu
The lord of Nihonmatsu Castle who took Date Terumune's life along with his own in the Awa-no-su Incident
## Life Nihonmatsu Yoshitsugu (1552–1585) was head of the Hatakeyama (Nihonmatsu) clan, lords of Ni...
Matsudaira Sadaaki
Lord of Kuwana Domain, Kyoto Shoshidai
Matsudaira Sadaaki (Kōka 3 (1847) – Meiji 41 (1908)) was a daimyo and bakufu retainer of the late Ed...
Date Tanemune
14th Head of the Date Clan, Architect of Marriage Diplomacy in Mutsu Province, Great-Grandfather of Date Masamune
## Life Born in 1488 as the eldest son of Date Hisamune, the 13th head of the Date clan. He succeede...
Fujiwara no Kamatari
Founder of the Fujiwara Clan — The Statesman Who Slew Soga no Iruka and Ushered in the Taika Reform
## Life Fujiwara no Kamatari was born in 614 into the Nakatomi clan, which presided over Shinto rite...
Mimura Iechika
Mimura Iechika (birth year unknown – 24 February 1566 (Eiroku 9/2/5)) was a Sengoku-period daimyo of...
Yamada Asaemon
Hereditary Name of the Yamada Family, Sword-Testers to the Edo Shogunate and Compilers of the Appraisal Text Kaihō Kenjaku
## Hereditary Otameshi Goyō Yamada Asaemon was the name borne by successive heads of the Yamada fami...
Hosokawa Katsumoto
The Kanrei Who Burned Kyoto — architect of the Onin War and pillar of the Ashikaga shogunate
## The Hosokawa Lineage and the Office of Kanrei Hosokawa Katsumoto was born in Eikyō 2 (1430), the...