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Tachibana Ginchiyo
Sole Daughter of Tachibana Dosetsu and the Only Confirmed Female Castle Lord in History, the Heroine of Chikuzen Who Inherited Tachibanayama Castle at Seven
## The Sole Daughter of Oni Dosetsu Tachibana Ginchiyo (1569-1602) was born in Chikuzen Province (pr...
Chiba Sadakichi
Master of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū 'Okechō Chiba' Dojo, Teacher of Sakamoto Ryōma
Chiba Sadakichi (c.1797 – December 5, 1879) was a late Edo to early Meiji-period swordsman, the youn...
Komatsuhime (Inahime)
Daughter of Honda Tadakatsu and principal wife of Sanada Nobuyuki—a resolute woman who armed herself to refuse entry to her father-in-law Sanada Masayuki at Numata Castle
## Daughter of Honda Tadakatsu, One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Tokugawa Komatsuhime (Tennshō 1/1...
Hosokawa Tadaoki
Sansai—Husband of Gracia, the Greatest Sword Collector under Heaven, a Cultured and Martial Daimyo Who Lived Through an Era of Tea, Blades, and Passionate Conflict
## A Daimyo of Both Culture and Martial Prowess Born in Eiroku 6 (1563) as the eldest son of Hosokaw...
Mori Nagayoshi
Oni Musashi—The Fiercest Warlord Who Swept Across Battlefields, Elder Brother of Ranmaru and the Sengoku Era's Last Mad Knight
## Oni Musashi's Birth Born in the first year of Eiroku (1558) as the second son of Mori Yoshinari, ...
Kunohe Masazane
Leader of the Kunohe Rebellion, the final battle of Hideyoshi's unification of Japan
## Life Kunohe Masazane (1536-1591) headed the Kunohe clan, a branch of the Nanbu family in Mutsu P...
Ōishi Kuranosuke
Leader of the Forty-Seven Rōnin — The Living Embodiment of Samurai Loyalty
Ōishi Kuranosuke (1659–1703), chief retainer of the Akō domain in Harima Province, is the central fi...
Terada Muneari
Pillar of the Nakanishi Dojo, Hailed as Japan's Last Master of Kata Swordsmanship
Terada Muneari (1745 – September 13, 1825) was a swordsman of the mid to late Edo period. Born the s...
Honda Tadatoki
Lord of Harima-Himeji-Shinden Domain, Lower Fifth Court Rank, Vice Minister of the Imperial Household
Honda Tadatoki (1596–1626), the eldest son of Honda Tadamasa, was a daimyo who ruled the Harima-Hime...
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
Second Kampaku, Minister of the Left
Toyotomi Hidetsugu (1568–1595) was born to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's elder sister Zuiryūin Nisshu and was...
Imagawa Ujizane
12th Head of the Imagawa Clan • Lord of Suruga Province
Imagawa Ujizane (1538–1615) was born as the eldest son of Imagawa Yoshimoto and became the 12th head...
Shimazu Toyohisa
Sekigahara's Rear Guard—The Satsuma Warrior Who Sacrificed His Life to Save His Uncle Yoshihiro
## The Fierce Shimazu Warrior: Toyohisa Born in Genki 1 (1570) as the son of Shimazu Iehisa, Shimaz...