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214 entries
Kaihime
Female Warrior of Oshi Castle, Legendary Master Archer Who Repelled Ishida Mitsunari's Flood Attack
Kaihime (1572-date of death unknown) was the daughter of Narita Ujinaga, lord of Oshi Castle in Musa...
Murakami Yoshikiyo
The Hero of Shinano Who Defeated Takeda Shingen Twice: Master of Uedahara and Toishi Castle
Murakami Yoshikiyo (1501-1573) was a Sengoku daimyo of Shinano Province (present-day Nagano Prefectu...
Matsudaira Nobuyasu
Eldest Son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tragic Young Warrior Ordered to Commit Seppuku at Nobunaga's Behest
Matsudaira Nobuyasu (1559-1579) was the eldest son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, a young warrior of outstandin...
Inaba Ittetsu
One of the Three Men of Western Mino, Stubborn Elder Warrior Whose Name Gave Rise to the Term 'Ittetetsu'
Inaba Ittetsu (1515-1589) was the foremost of the Three Men of Western Mino (alongside Ujike Bokuzen...
Sanada Nobutada
Sanada Clan, Tokugawa Hatamoto
Sanada Nobutada (c.1547–1632) was a warrior of the Sengoku to early Edo period. The fourth son of Sa...
Miyamoto Musashi
Sword Saint
Miyamoto Musashi, author of The Book of Five Rings and undefeated in over sixty duels, is the most i...
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Oni-Shimazu (The Demon Shimazu)
Shimazu Yoshihiro, feared as 'Oni-Shimazu' (the Demon Shimazu), was the fiercest warlord of Kyūshū, ...
Chōsokabe Motochika
The Prodigy of Tosa, Great General Who Unified Shikoku
Chōsokabe Motochika (1539-1599) was an outstanding warrior who achieved the unification of all of Sh...
Ii Naotora
Woman Daimyo—The Solitary General Who, as the Sengoku Era's Only Female Ruling Lord, Defended Tōtōmi Ii no Ōya to the End
## The Sengoku Era's Only Woman Daimyo Born around Tenmon 4 (1535) in Ii no Ōya, Tōtōmi Province (pr...
Yuki Hideyasu
Second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu and founder of the Echizen Matsudaira clan, a renowned general who ruled from Kitanosho Castle
Yūki Hideyasu (1574–1607) was born as the second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu and was a warrior and daimyō...
Izumi Nobutsuna
Sword Saint—the supreme swordmaster of the Sengoku period who founded Shinnyo-ryū and elevated swordsmanship from the art of killing to the art of preserving life
## Birth of the Sword Saint Born around Eishō 5 (1508) in Ōgo, Kōzuke Province (present-day Maebash...
Takahashi Jōun
Righteous General of Bungo Who Fell at Iwaya Castle, Comrade of Tachibana Dōsetsu
Takahashi Jōun (1548-1586) was a warrior of Bungo Province who served the Ōtomo clan. Alongside Tach...