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Sanada Nobutsuna
Sanada Nobutsuna (1537-1575) was a military commander of the Sengoku period, the eldest son of Sanad...
Taigen Sessai
Military Advisor to Imagawa Yoshimoto, Zen Monk Commander of Both Literary and Martial Excellence
Taigen Sessai (1496-1555) was a Zen monk and military advisor who served the Imagawa clan in the Sen...
Ōuchi Yoshihiro
Ouchi Yoshihiro (1356-1399) was a military commander and daimyo from the Nanbokucho to the Muromachi...
Asano Naganori
The Trigger of Chūshingura — Tragic Daimyō of the Akō Domain Who Drew His Blade in the Matsu Corridor
Asano Naganori (1667-1701) was the lord of Akō in Harima Province (present-day Akō City, Hyōgo Prefe...
Nene (Kōdai-in)
The Consort Who Outlasted an Era
## Birth of Lady of the North Palace Around Bunka 17 (1548), Nene (later known as Kōdai-in) was born...
Minamoto no Noriyori
Minamoto no Noriyori (birth year unknown - 1193) was a military commander of the late Heian and earl...
Satomi Yoshihiro
Victor at Mifuneyama — The Satomi Clan at Its Zenith
Satomi Yoshihiro (1530-1578) was head of the Satomi clan, a Sengoku daimyo house based in Awa Provin...
Taira no Shigemori
Minister of the Interior at the Height of Taira Power, Warrior of Benevolence
Taira no Shigemori (1138–1179) was a warrior and court noble of the late Heian period and the eldest...
Sagara Yoshiharu
Lord of Higo-Kuma — A Kyushu Warrior of Integrity Caught Between Shimazu, Ryūzōji, and Toyotomi
## Lord of the Sagara Clan, Rooted in Kuma Sagara Yoshiharu, born in Tenmon 13 (1544), was the daim...
Uesugi Norimasa
Uesugi Norimasa (1523-1579) was a military commander and daimyo of the Sengoku period who served as ...
Maeda Keiji
Eccentric Warrior of the Sengoku Era, Master of the Spear
Maeda Keiji (c. 1533–c. 1612) was a warrior active from the Sengoku through the Azuchi-Momoyama peri...
Ōtani Yoshitsugu
The White-Veiled General — The Brilliant Commander Who Died for Friendship at Sekigahara
## The White-Veiled General Ōtani Yoshitsugu, said to have been born around the 2nd year of Eiroku ...