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Sakanoue Tamuramaro
Seii Taishogun and Daijōin
Sakanoue Tamuramaro (758–811) was a court noble and military official of the early Heian period and ...
Ashikaga Yoshiteru
13th Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, The Sword-Saint Shogun
Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1536–1565) was the 13th Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, known by the epithet "...
Oda Nobunaga
The Demon King of the Sixth Heaven — Revolutionary visionary who shattered the old order and forged a new era under the banner of Tenka Fubu
## The Rise of a Revolutionary Born in Nagoya Castle, Owari Province, in Tenbun 3 (1534), Oda Nobuna...
Saigō Takamori
The Last Samurai — Commander of the Final Battle Where Japanese Swords Clashed in War
Saigō Takamori is one of the most celebrated figures in Japanese history — a giant both physically a...
Kiso Yoshinaka
The Rising Sun General — mountain warrior who shook the Heike and burned bright before his fall
Kiso Yoshinaka (1154–1184), called the Rising Sun General (Asahi Shogun), was the fierce mountain wa...
Serizawa Kamo
First Chief Commander of the Shinsengumi — Powerful Shinto Munen-ryu swordsman who wielded an iron fan, the founding leader who was assassinated by his own organization
## A Mito Ronin and Shinto Munen-ryu Swordsman Serizawa Kamo's birth year is unknown; he is said to...
Ōuchi Yoshitaka
Lord of the Western Provinces and Patron of the Chinese Trade
## The Greatest Daimyo of Western Japan Born in Eishō 4 (1507) in Suō Province (present-day Yamaguc...
Rusu Masakage
Uncle of Date Masamune, Key Figure in Developing Sendai Castle Town
Rusu Masakage (1549–1607) was a senior retainer of the Date clan and uncle of Date Masamune, a polit...
Yamauchi Kazutoyo
Founder of Tosa Domain — The Late-Blooming Lord Whose Wife's Wisdom Won Him a Domain
## A Late-Blooming Great General—Yamauchi Kazutoyo Born in Tenbun 15 (1546) as the son of Yamauchi ...
Sassa Narimasa
Fierce General of Etchu, Hero of the Sarasa Mountain Crossing
Sassa Narimasa (1536-1588) was a warrior who grew from being Shibata Katsuie's ally to becoming a da...
Yamaoka Tesshū
One of the Three Great Ships of Bakumatsu
## Birth of a Sword Master Daimyo Born in the seventh year of Tenpō (1836) as the son of a hatamoto ...
Yamaga Sokō
Theorist of Bushidō and Master of Military Science
## The Birth of a Military Theorist Born in Genwa 8 (1622) in Aizu, Mutsu Province, Yamaga Sokō stan...