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Matsunaga Hisahide
The Magnificent Villain — who murdered a shogun, burned a great temple, and died embracing his beloved tea kettle
## The Emergence of the Extraordinary — From Miyoshi Nagayoshi's Trusted Aide to Warlord Matsunaga ...
Hōjō Ujitsuna
2nd Head of the Later Hojo Clan — Foundation of Kanto Domination
Hōjō Ujitsuna (1487-1541) was the 2nd head of the Later Hojo clan and the Sengoku daimyo who further...
Uesugi Kagekatsu
Heir of Righteousness — The Silent Iron Lord Who Kept Kenshin's Spirit Alive
## Kenshin's Successor Born in Echigo Province in Kōji 1 (1556), Uesugi Kagekatsu was the warlord w...
Kani Saizō
Sazo of the Bamboo Grass at Sekigahara, Master Head-Taker and Swordsman
Kani Saizō (1554–1613) was a warrior known by the nickname "Saizō of the Bamboo Grass" at the Battle...
Oda Nobukatsu
Second Son of Nobunaga — Successor of the Oda Clan Who Allied with Ieyasu Against Hideyoshi at the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute
Oda Nobukatsu (1558-1630) was born as the second son of Oda Nobunaga and was a warrior and daimyō wh...
Magara Naotaka
Asakura Retainer and Mighty Warrior
Magara Naotaka (?–1570) was a warrior of the Sengoku period who served Asakura Yoshikage, the daimyō...
Sakuma Nobumori
Senior Elder of Oda Nobunaga, Supreme Commander of the Siege of the Hongan-ji
Sakuma Nobumori (1528-1582) was a senior elder who supported Nobunaga for many years, but his later ...
Hōjō Ujinao
Last Head of the Odawara Hōjō Clan — Tragic Daimyō Who Surrendered to Hideyoshi's Odawara Campaign, Ending the Hōjō's Rule of the Kantō Region
Hōjō Ujinao (1562-1591) was the fifth head of the Later Hōjō clan (Odawara Hōjō family), which was b...
Ii Naosuke
Great Elder (Tairō) of the Bakumatsu Era — Lord of Hikone Who Marked History with the Ansei Purge and the Sakuradamon Incident
Ii Naosuke (1815–1860) was a domain lord of Ōmi Hikone Domain (present-day Hikone City, Shiga Prefec...
Mizuno Katsushige
Demon of Hyuga, From Invincible Sengoku Warrior to Celebrated Tokugawa General
Mizuno Katsunari (1564-1651) was a military commander who was the cousin of Tokugawa Ieyasu and one ...
Hōjō Sōun
The First Sengoku Daimyō
## The Dawn of the Sengoku Era Around Eikō 4 (1432), Ise Shinkurō (later known as Hōjō Sōun), born ...
Mōri Motonari
The God of Stratagems
Mōri Motonari rose from a minor lord of Aki Province to rule ten provinces across the Chūgoku region...