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Yoshikawa Hiroe
Sengoku Daimyo and Key Figure in the Battle of Sekigahara
Yoshikawa Hiroe (1561–1625) was a military commander active from the Sengoku period through the earl...
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tosho Daigongen — The Divine Lord Who Unified the Realm Through Patience and Deep Deliberation, and Perfected the Sword as an Instrument of Politics
## Patience and Governance Born in Okazaki Castle in Mikawa Province in Tenmon 11 (1543), Tokugawa I...
Akamatsu Mitsusuke
Architect of the Kakitsu Incident; Harima Guardian Daimyo who Assassinated the Shogun
Akamatsu Mitsusuke (1381–1441) was a samurai who served as Guardian (shugo) of the three provinces o...
Ashikaga Yoshinori
6th Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, Terror of All Men
Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394-1441) was the 6th shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, known by the epithet "T...
Azai Hisamasa
Father of Azai Nagamasa, Tragic Head of the Northern Omi Azai Clan Who Wavered Between Independence and Submission
Azai Hisamasa (1526-1573) was the second head of the Azai clan, which controlled northern Omi Provin...
Honda Masanobu
Tokugawa Ieyasu's Trusted Strategist and Shogunate Elder
## Life and Origins Honda Masanobu (1538–1616) was born in Mikawa Province, the son of Honda Toshim...
Ashina Moriuji
Master of Aizu and Conqueror of Mutsu
Ashina Moriuji (1521-1580) was a wise ruler who established the height of the Ashina clan's power wi...
Ikoma Chikamasa
First Daimyo of Takamatsu Domain, Sanuki—From Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Mounted Attendant to Feudal Lord
Ikoma Chikamasa (1526–1603) was a warrior who served as a mounted attendant (inner circle retainer) ...
Uesugi Kagetora
Head of the Yamanouchi Uesugi Clan, Kantō Kanrei
Uesugi Kagetora (1554–1579) was born as the seventh son of Hōjō Ujiyasu and became the adopted son o...
Kobayakawa Takakage
The Strategist of the Mōri — The Wisest of the Three Brothers Who Shaped Western Japan
Kobayakawa Takakage (1533–1597), third son of the great strategist Mōri Motonari, was by common cons...
Arima Harunobu
## Overview Arima Harunobu (1567–1612) was a devout Christian daimyo and lord of Shimabara in Hizen ...
Ryuzoji Takanobu
The Bear of Hizen · Hegemon of Kyushu
Ryuzoji Takanobu (1529–1584) was a Sengoku daimyo who dominated northern Kyushu and earned the fears...