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Fūma Kotarō
Commander of Shinobi Serving the Later Hōjō Clan · Kanto's Strongest Ranpa
Fūma Kotarō (birth date unknown – 1603) was a commander of shinobi (ranpa) who served the Later Hōjō...
Oniwa Yoshinao
The aged Date retainer known as "Oniwa Sagetsusai" who died covering Masamune's retreat at Hitadorihashi
## Life Oniwa Yoshinao (1513-1585) was born the son of Oniwa Motozane, lord of Koyadate Castle in D...
Hasekura Tsunenaga
The Sendai domain samurai who became a Roman noble while leading the Keicho Embassy to Europe
## Life Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571-1622) was a retainer of Date Masamune, lord of the Sendai domain. ...
Iba Hachirō
The one-armed Shingyōtō-ryū swordsman known as the "Little Tengu of Iba," fallen at Hakodate
## Origins and Shingyōtō-ryū Iba Hachirō (1844-1869), personal name Hidesato, was a shogunal retain...
Mashita Nagamori
One of Hideyoshi's Five Commissioners — lord of Yamato Kōriyama and administrator of the Toyotomi demesne
## Origins and Rise Mashita Nagamori (1545-1615) was an administrator in the service of Toyotomi Hi...
Maeda Gen'i
From monk to one of Hideyoshi's Five Commissioners — the Kyoto shoshidai who managed the court and the temples
## Origins Maeda Gen'i (1539-1602) came from Mino Province and is said to have been a monk in his y...
Shiba Yoshimasa
Kanrei (Shogunal Deputy)
## Overview Shiba Yoshimasa was a warrior and senior shogunal official spanning the Nanboku-chō and...
Akizuki Tanezane
16th Head of the Akizuki Clan
## Life Born in 1548 as the second son of Akizuki Fumitane, a local lord of Chikuzen Province. In 15...
Doi Toshikatsu
The Powerful Rōjū Who Served Three Tokugawa Shoguns, Rumored to Be Ieyasu's Hidden Son
## Life Born on March 18, 1573, Doi Toshikatsu was appointed guardian (moriyaku) to the infant Toku...
Tanegashima Tokitaka
The lord of Tanegashima who first brought firearms to Japan — the strategist from a remote southern island who transformed Sengoku-era warfare
Tanegashima Tokitaka was born in 1528, the son of Tanegashima Shigetoki, lord of Tanegashima Island ...
Ōkubo Tadayo
One of the Sixteen Divine Generals of Tokugawa — a Mikawa warrior of both valor and administrative skill, entrusted with governing the former Later Hōjō domain
Ōkubo Tadayo was born in 1532 in Kamiwada, Aomi District, Mikawa Province (present-day Okazaki, Aich...
Shirai Tōru
Swordmaster of the Tenshin Ittō-ryū: an Edo swordsman who attained the spiritual state of 'Shinbu Fusatsu' (victory without bloodshed)
Shirai Tōru (1783–1843) was a swordsman who flourished in the late Edo period and is known as the fo...