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Minamoto no Yoshiie
Hachimantaro — The First Son of Hachiman, supreme warrior of the Heian age
## Birth of Hachimantaro Minamoto no Yoshiie was born in Chōreki 3 (1039), the eldest son of Minamo...
Mori Terumoto
Lord of the Western Provinces and Nominal Head of the Western Army at Sekigahara
## Inheriting Motonari's Legacy Born in Aki Province in Tenbun 22 (1553), Mori Terumoto was the legi...
Nabeshima Naoshige
Founder of the Saga Domain and Inspiration of Hagakure
Nabeshima Naoshige (1538–1618) rose from a retainer of the Ryūzōji clan to become the effective foun...
Katō Kiyomasa
The Tiger Slayer
Katō Kiyomasa was a fearsome warrior raised under Hideyoshi's patronage, famed for his tiger-hunting...
Kitabatake Chikafusa
Pillar of the Southern Court, Author of Jinnō Shōtōki
Kitabatake Chikafusa (1293-1354) was a leading court noble and warrior of the Southern Court during ...
Hosokawa Gracia
Daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide and wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki——A tragic Christian unable to commit suicide due to her faith, pierced by a naginata
## Daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide, Tama Hosokawa Gracia (1563–1600) was born as the daughter of Akech...
Marume Kurandosuke Nagayoshi
Founder of Taisha-ryū and Disciple of Kamiizumi Nobutsuna
## Meeting with Kamiizumi Nobutsuna Born in Tenmon 9 (1540) in Higo Province (present-day Kumamoto P...
Narita Ujinaga
## Overview Narita Ujinaga (1542-1596) was a military commander and daimyo of the Sengoku through Az...
Todo Heisuke
8th Unit Captain of the Shinsengumi — Genius swordsman of Hokushin Itto-ryu, severely wounded at the Ikedaya Incident, who died young as a member of the Goryoeji
Todo Heisuke, born in Kooka 1 (1844), was a swordsman who mastered Hokushin Itto-ryu, one of the mos...
Ukita Hideie
Supreme Commander of the Western Army at Sekigahara — Toyotomi's Beloved General Who Survived Exile to Die at Eighty-four
Ukita Hideie (1572–1655) was one of the most powerful lords of the Toyotomi era — master of 574,000 ...
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Third Shogun Who Solidified the Edo Bakufu; Establisher of Buke Shohatto and Sankin-kotai
Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604–1651) was the third shogun of the Edo Bakufu. As the "shogun born to the role...
Hōjō Ujimasa
4th Head of the Later Hōjō Clan, Lord of Odawara Castle
Hōjō Ujimasa (1538–1590) was a Sengoku period warrior and the fourth head of the Later Hōjō clan, wh...