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Baba Nobufusa
The veteran general who served three generations of the Takeda clan, hailed as the 'Undying Oni of Mino' — one of the Four Heavenly Generals who fell at Nagashino
Baba Nobufusa (also known as Nobuharu) is believed to have been born around 1514 in Kai Province, an...
Ono Tadaaki
The swordsman who won the duel at Koganehara and inherited the orthodox line of Ittō-ryū — sword instructor to the Tokugawa shogunal house
Ono Tadaaki was born in 1565 in Miko-gami, Awa Province (in present-day Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture...
Makabe Ujimoto
A Hitachi Warrior of Renowned Valor — the Satake clan's fierce general feared as 'Oni Makabe'
Makabe Ujimoto was born in 1550 in Makabe District, Hitachi Province (present-day Sakuragawa, Ibarak...
Kikkawa Hiroie
Sengoku Daimyo and Key Figure in the Battle of Sekigahara
Kikkawa Hiroie (1561–1625) was a military commander active from the Sengoku period through the early...
Shimazu Tadayoshi
Restorer of the Shimazu; Jisshinsai
## Overview Shimazu Tadayoshi was a Sengoku-period warrior regarded as the restorer of the Shimazu ...
Shimazu Takahisa
The Sengoku daimyo who unified Satsuma and is credited with the first documented combat use of firearms in Japan
Shimazu Takahisa (1514-1571) was a Sengoku-period daimyo of Satsuma Province. As the eldest son of S...
Ichikawa no Tsubone
Female Castle Defender — The Sengoku Wife Who Held Takamine Castle
Ichikawa no Tsubone was the wife of Ichikawa Tsuneyoshi, a senior retainer of the Mōri clan who serv...
Onami-hime
Female Castle Lord Who Defended Sukagawa Castle
Onami-hime (1541-1602) was a daughter of Date Harumune, lord of Yonezawa Castle in Dewa Province. Sh...
Enkyū-ni
Female Warrior — The Hyakutake Widow Who Defended a Castle
Enkyū-ni was the wife of Hyakutake Katakane (also called Hyakutake Shimanokami), a retainer of the S...
Date Harumune
The Sengoku daimyo who prevailed in the six-year Tenbun War against his father Tanemune and relocated the Date clan's base to Yonezawa
Date Harumune (1519-1578) was a Sengoku-period daimyo of Mutsu Province. The eldest son of Date Tane...
Yoshioka Myōrin-ni
The Female Castellan Who Held Tsurusaki Castle for the Ōtomo
Yoshioka Myōrin-ni was the wife of Yoshioka Shigeoki, a retainer of the Bungo daimyo Ōtomo Sōrin who...
Myōinni
The Septuagenarian Commander Who Led the Defense of Kanayama and Tatebayashi Castles at Age 71
Myōinni (secular name Akai Teruko; c. 1514-1594) was born the daughter of Akai Shigehide, lord of Ta...