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Miyoshi Chōkei
Hegemon Before Nobunaga, Master of the Kinai Region
Miyoshi Chōkei (1522–1564) was a Sengoku daimyo who might be called the "first lord of all Japan"—he...
Niwa Nagahide
One of Oda's Four Generals, Governor of Echizen and Wakasa
## Life and Background Niwa Nagahide (1535–1585) was a military commander from the Owari Province wh...
Ōmura Sumitada
Daimyo
## From the Arima to the Ōmura House Ōmura Sumitada was born in 1533 (Tenbun 2) as the second son of...
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
3rd Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, Builder of the Golden Pavilion, Pioneer of Ming Trade
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408) was the 3rd Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate and the most powerful f...
Kuroda Nagamasa
Lord of Chikuzen — Son of the Great Strategist Kanbei, Key Architect of the Tokugawa Victory at Sekigahara
## As the Son of Kanbei Kuroda Nagamasa, born in Eiroku 11 (1568), was the eldest son of Kuroda Kan...
Otokoyama Nobutomo
Master of Jikishin Kage-ryū, the Sword Sage Revered in the Late Edo Period
Otokoyama Nobutomo (1798-1864) was a shogunal retainer and swordsman who flourished in the late Edo ...
Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu
Founder of Iaijutsu
## Birth of the Founder of Iaijutsu Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu, born in Tensho 11 (1542) in Hayas...
Sakanoue Tamuramaro
Seii Taishogun and Daijōin
Sakanoue Tamuramaro (758–811) was a court noble and military official of the early Heian period and ...
Miyoshi Yoshitsugu
Head of the Miyoshi Main Family, Lord of Wakae Castle
## Life Born in 1551 as the son of Sogō Kazumasa, younger brother of Miyoshi Chōkei. In 1563, after ...
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...