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Shimazu Yoshihisa
Eldest of the Shimazu Four Brothers, the Satsuma general who unified Kyushu and commanded the Sengoku period's mightiest army
Shimazu Yoshihisa (1533–1611) was a Sengoku daimyo of Satsuma Province (present-day Kagoshima Prefec...
Hōjō Genan
Senior retainer and cultural figure of the Later Hōjō clan; uncle of Ujiyasu, the third-generation daimyo of Sagami
Hōjō Genan (1493–1589) was born as the son of Hōjō Sōun, founder of the Later Hōjō clan, and was a r...
Yamana Sozen
Aka-Nyudo (the Red Monk) — The Great Daimyo Called the "One-Sixth Lord," Who Led the Western Army in the Onin War and Set Kyoto Aflame Despite His Advanced Age
## The Rise of the One-Sixth Lord Yamana Sozen (born Yamana Mochitoyoshi) was born in 1404 (Ōei 11),...
Sakuma Morimasa
Oni Genba—Nemesis of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake
Sakuma Morimasa (1554–1583) was a fierce Sengoku warrior known by the epithet "Oni Genba" (Demon Gen...
Ikeda Terumasa
Architect of Himeji Castle—The Great Warlord Called 'The General of the West' Who Dominated the Western Domains Through His Achievements at Sekigahara
## The Great Warlord Called 'The General of the West' Ikeda Terumasa, born in Eiroku 7 (1564), acqu...
Maeda Toshinaga
Eldest son of Maeda Toshiie who inherited Kaga Hyakumangoku; a wise commander who sided with the Tokugawa at the Battle of Sekigahara
Maeda Toshinaga (1562-1614) was a samurai commander and daimyo who flourished from the Sengoku perio...
Sanada Nobuyuki
The Eldest Sanada Son—A Samurai of Extraordinary Longevity Who Navigated the Sekigahara Campaign with His Siblings on Opposite Sides and Laid the Foundation for Ninety-Three Years of the Matsushiro Domain
## The Eldest Son of Sanada, Nobuyuki Born in Shinano Province in 1566 (Eiroku 9), Sanada Nobuyuki (...
Ōuchi Yoshioki
Supreme warlord of western Japan who escorted a shogun to Kyoto
Ōuchi Yoshioki (1477–1528) was a daimyo of the early Sengoku period who embodied the apex of the Ōuc...
Takigawa Kazutoshi
## Overview Takigawa Kazutoshi (1525–1586) was a senior retainer of Oda Nobunaga and a warlord activ...
Hojo Ujiteru
Commander of the Late Hojo, Lord of Hachioji Castle
## Life and Origins Hojo Ujiteru (1542–1590) was the third son of Hojo Ujiyasu, the celebrated seco...
Takeda Nobutora
Father of Takeda Shingen, Unifier of Kai · The Old Tiger of the Sengoku Age
Takeda Nobutora (1494–1574) was a Sengoku daimyo of Kai Province (present-day Yamanashi Prefecture) ...
Ogasawara Tadazane
Lord of Kokura, heir to the Ogasawara school of etiquette, and a major 150,000-koku daimyo of northern Kyushu in the early Edo period
Ogasawara Tadazane (1596-1667) was a hereditary daimyo who ruled Buzen Kokura with 150,000 koku foll...