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Nakano Takeko
Female Samurai
## Daughter of an Aizu Retainer Nakano Takeko was born in Edo (Musashi Province) as the daughter of ...
Okada Izō
One of the Four Great Swordsmen of the Bakumatsu Period, Swordsman of the Tosa Kinnō Party
Okada Izō (1838–1865) was a swordsman who traveled from Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture)...
Chosokabe Nobuchika
Eldest son of Chosokabe Motochika, the fierce youth of Tosa
Chosokabe Nobuchika (1565–1586) was the eldest son of Chosokabe Motochika, a daimyo of Tosa during t...
Amakasu Kagemochi
One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Uesugi Who Held the Rearguard at Kawanakajima
## Life and Origins Amakasu Kagemochi (1529–1604) is said to have been born into the family of the ...
Ōta Sukemasa
The Lord of Iwatsuki Who Ran Messages by War Dog — Descendant of Ōta Dōkan
Ōta Sukemasa (1522-1591) was a Sengoku-period military commander. A descendant of Ōta Dōkan, the bui...
Katsu Kaishū
The Man Who Saved Edo Without Drawing His Sword
Katsu Kaishū was one of the most extraordinary figures of the Bakumatsu era — a master swordsman of ...
Nakaoka Shintarō
Commander of the Rikuentai, Bridge Between the Satsuma, Chōshū, and Tosa Alliance
Nakaoka Shintarō (1838-1867) was a Bakumatsu patriot from Tosa domain who worked tirelessly for the ...
Minamoto no Yorinobu
Minamoto no Yorinobu (968-1048) was a military commander of the mid-Heian period, renowned as the fo...
Kikkawa Motoharu
The Undefeated Right Arm of the Mōri Clan
## The Birth of an Undefeated General Born in Eishoku 3 (1530) as the second son of the great Mōri ...
Hōjō Tsunashige
Hojo Tsunashige (1515-1587) was a military commander from the Sengoku to the Azuchi-Momoyama period ...
Tomita Seigen
Master of Chūjō-ryū Swordsmanship, Undefeated Swordsman Despite Visual Impairment
Tomita Seigen (dates disputed, c. 1537-c. 1579) was a swordsman of Echizen Province (present-day Fuk...
Hosokawa Katsumoto
The Kanrei Who Burned Kyoto — architect of the Onin War and pillar of the Ashikaga shogunate
## The Hosokawa Lineage and the Office of Kanrei Hosokawa Katsumoto was born in 1430 (Eikyo 2) as th...