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Tōdō Takatora
Master Castle Builder and First Lord of Iyo-Imabari Domain
Tōdō Takatora (1556-1630) was a warrior active from the Azuchi-Momoyama through early Edo period, re...
Akechi Mitsuharu
Cousin of Akechi Mitsuhide, Lord of Sakamoto Castle
Akechi Mitsuharu (c. 1536–1582) was a Sengoku-period warrior, cousin (or nephew) of Akechi Mitsuhide...
Hattori Hanzō
Oni Hanzō: The Iga Ninja Leader Who Lived in Tokugawa Ieyasu's Shadow, His Name Still Marks the Pinnacle of the Swordsman
## The Birth of Oni Hanzō Hattori Hanzō Masanari, born in 1542 (Tenbun 11) in Mikawa Province (pres...
Imagawa Yoshimoto
The Cultured Lord of Suruga
## Master of Eastern Tōkaidō Imagawa Yoshimoto, born in 1519 in Suruga Province (modern-day Shizuoka...
Konishi Yukinaga
Christian Daimyo and Commander of the Korean Invasion
Konishi Yukinaga (1555–1600), baptized Agostinho, was among the most remarkable Christian daimyo of ...
Takeda Katsuyori
4th Head of the Takeda Clan, Warrior of the Battle of Nagashino
Takeda Katsuyori (1546-1582) was a Sengoku period warrior and the fourth head of the Takeda clan of ...
Uesugi Kenshin
Dragon of Echigo, God of War
Uesugi Kenshin, revered as the 'God of War,' was a warrior of profound righteousness and an equally ...
Kawai Tsugeunosuke
Treasure of Nagaoka Domain, Echigo — Revolutionary Military Reformer Who Introduced the Gatling Gun, Tragic Hero of the Northern Boshin War
## Treasure of Nagaoka, Echigo Born in Bunsei 10 (1827) as the son of samurai Kawai Daiuemon in Naga...
Yagyū Jūbei
The One-Eyed Swordsman — Heir to Yagyū Shinkage-ryū and Japan's Most Mysterious Swordmaster
## The Legendary Swordsman Shrouded in Mystery In Keichō 12 (1607), Yagyū Mitsuyoshi, born in Edo a...
Kusunoki Masashige
The Paragon of Loyalty
## The Birth of Kusunoki Masashige Born in Kawachi Province in Einin 2 (1294), Kusunoki Masashige i...
Nihonmatsu Yoshitsugu
The lord of Nihonmatsu Castle who took Date Terumune's life along with his own in the Awa-no-su Incident
## Life Nihonmatsu Yoshitsugu (d. 1585) was head of the Hatakeyama (Nihonmatsu) clan, lords of Niho...
Kurushima Michisō
Commander of the Kurushima Naval Forces of the Seto Inland Sea—The Mōri's Naval General Who Fell in the Korean Campaign
## Commander of the Kurushima Naval Forces That Ruled the Seto Inland Sea Born in 1561 (Eiroku 4), ...