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Hosokawa Gracia
Daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide and wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki——A tragic Christian unable to commit suicide due to her faith, pierced by a naginata
## Daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide, Tama Hosokawa Gracia (1563–1600) was born as the daughter of Akech...
Ukita Hideie
Supreme Commander of the Western Army at Sekigahara — Toyotomi's Beloved General Who Survived Exile to Die at Eighty-four
Ukita Hideie (1572–1655) was one of the most powerful lords of the Toyotomi era — master of 574,000 ...
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Third Shogun Who Solidified the Edo Bakufu; Establisher of Buke Shohatto and Sankin-kotai
Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604–1651) was the third shogun of the Edo Bakufu. As the "shogun born to the role...
Okada Izō
One of the Four Great Swordsmen of the Bakumatsu Period, Swordsman of the Tosa Kinnō Party
Okada Izō (1838–1865) was a swordsman who traveled from Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture)...
Nakaoka Shintarō
Commander of the Rikuentai, Bridge Between the Satsuma, Chōshū, and Tosa Alliance
Nakaoka Shintarō (1838-1867) was a Bakumatsu patriot from Tosa domain who worked tirelessly for the ...
Kikkawa Motoharu
The Undefeated Right Arm of the Mōri Clan
## The Birth of an Undefeated General Born in Eishoku 3 (1530) as the second son of the great Mōri ...
Asano Naganori
The Trigger of Chūshingura — Tragic Daimyō of the Akō Domain Who Drew His Blade in the Matsu Corridor
Asano Naganori (1667-1701) was the lord of Akō in Harima Province (present-day Akō City, Hyōgo Prefe...
Nene (Kōdai-in)
The Consort Who Outlasted an Era
## Birth of Lady of the North Palace Around Bunka 17 (1548), Nene (later known as Kōdai-in) was born...
Maeda Keiji
Eccentric Warrior of the Sengoku Era, Master of the Spear
Maeda Keiji (c. 1533–c. 1612) was a warrior active from the Sengoku through the Azuchi-Momoyama peri...
Ōtani Yoshitsugu
The White-Veiled General — The Brilliant Commander Who Died for Friendship at Sekigahara
## The White-Veiled General Ōtani Yoshitsugu, said to have been born around the 2nd year of Eiroku ...
Satomi Yoshiyasu
Stripped for Breaching the Peace Edict, Restored After Sekigahara — First Lord of Tateyama
Satomi Yoshiyasu (1573 – December 18, 1603) was a daimyo spanning the Azuchi-Momoyama period and the...
Itō Hirobumi
First Prime Minister of Japan, Architect of the Meiji Constitutional System
Itō Hirobumi (1841-1909) was a Bakumatsu patriot and Meiji-era statesman from the Chōshū domain (pre...