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Uesugi Tomosada
Head of the Ōgigayatsu Uesugi
## Overview Uesugi Tomosada was a Sengoku-period warrior and the last head of the Ōgigayatsu branch...
Mogami Yoshiaki
The Cunning Fox of Dewa — The Warrior-Strategist Who Helped Seal Tokugawa Victory at Sekigahara
## Lord of Dewa: Mogami Yoshiaki Born in Yamagata, Dewa Province in Tenbun 15 (1546), Mogami Yoshia...
Ogasawara Nagahide
The Shinano Governor Undone at Ōtō — Head of a House of Mounted Archery
Ogasawara Nagahide (1366-1424) was a Muromachi-period military figure, head of the Ogasawara clan — ...
Sanada Masayuki
The Peerless Schemer of Sengoku
Sanada Masayuki (1547–1611) was the greatest military strategist of the Sengoku period, a man who de...
Takenaka Hanbei
Military Strategist of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Famed for Capturing Inabayama Castle
## Life and Origins Takenaka Hanbei (formally Takenaka Shigeharu, 1544–1579) was a warrior of Mino ...
Katakura Shigenaga
Son of Katakura Kojuro, Fierce General of the Osaka Campaigns
Katakura Shigenaga (1584-1659) was the eldest son of Katakura Kojuro (Kagenaga), the celebrated stra...
Tsuruhime
The Female Warrior of Ōshima — Priestess and Commander of the Inland Sea
## Birth of the Sea Priestess Born around Daiei 6 (1526) in Ōmishima in Iyo Province, Tsuruhime grew...
Terazawa Hirotaka
First daimyo of Karatsu Domain, a 120,000-koku collateral daimyo who created the underlying causes of the Shimabara Rebellion
Terazawa Hirotaka (1563–1633) was a warrior who distinguished himself as a magistrate under Toyotomi...
Date Shigenari
Cousin of Date Masamune, Chief of the Date Four Heavenly Kings
Date Shigenari (1568-1646) was a cousin of Date Masamune and the chief of the "Date Four Heavenly Ki...
Baba Nobuharu
One of Takeda's Four Generals, The Invincible Oni Mino
Baba Nobuharu (1515-1575) was one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of Takeda" who served Takeda Shingen, ...
Satomi Yoshizane
Founder of the Awa Satomi Clan — A Bōsō Pioneer Between Legend and History
## Who Was Satomi Yoshizane Satomi Yoshizane was a military figure of the late Muromachi period, tra...
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Lord of Higashiyama — the aesthete shogun who built the Silver Pavilion while his world burned
## Political Failure and Cultural Flourishing Ashikaga Yoshimasa was born in 1436 (Eikyo 8) as the ...