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Yuki Harutomo
The 17th Head of the Yuki Who Fought to Preserve His House
Yūki Harutomo (結城晴朝) was a samurai active from the Sengoku period into the early Edo period. He was ...
Katsura Kogorō
One of the Three Heroes of the Meiji Restoration, Strategist of Choshu Domain
Katsura Kogorō (1833–1877) was a samurai of the Chōshū Domain who later changed his name to Kido Tak...
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 house), based at Oda...
Takechi Hanpeita
Leader of the Tosa Kinnōtō and Master of the Kyōshin Meichi-ryū Sword Art
Takechi Hanpeita (1829-1865) was a samurai patriot of the late Bakumatsu period who stood at the cen...
Matsudaira Nobutsuna
The shogunal elder known as "Chie Izu" — suppressor of the Shimabara Rebellion and founder of Kawagoe domain's prosperity
## Life and Origins Matsudaira Nobutsuna (1596-1662) was born in Musashi Province as the eldest son...
Nōhime (Kichō)
Daughter of Saitō Dōsan and Principal Wife of Oda Nobunaga, a Sengoku Woman Shrouded in Mystery
## Daughter of Dōsan, Principal Wife of Nobunaga Nōhime (1535-date of death unknown) is held to be t...
Sasaki Kojirō
Ganryū — The Legendary Swordsman Who Made His Name Resound Across the Land with the Three-shaku Long Sword 'Monohoshizao' ('the Drying Pole') and the Secret Technique 'Tsubame-gaeshi' ('Swallow Reversal')
## An Origin Shrouded in Mystery Sasaki Kojirō is a legendary swordsman who faced Miyamoto Musashi i...
Kono Michiari
Commander of Iyo Navy, Hero of the Mongol Invasions
## Life and Origins Kono Michiari (also read Kawano Michiari) was a warrior of Iyo Province who was...
Ashina Moriuji
Master of Aizu, the Lord Who Brought the Ashina Clan to Its Zenith
Ashina Moriuji (1521-1580) was a Sengoku daimyō who built the peak of the Ashina clan, whose power w...
Taira no Shigemori
Minister of the Interior at the Height of Taira Power, Warrior of Benevolence
Taira no Shigemori (1138–1179) was a military commander and senior court noble of the late Heian per...
Adachi Yasumori
Leader of the Koan Reforms Who Fell in the Shimotsuki Incident
Adachi Yasumori was a leading gokenin of the mid-Kamakura period. Born in 1231 (Kangi 3) as the thir...
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
3rd Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, Builder of the Golden Pavilion, Pioneer of Ming Trade
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358–1408) was the third shogun of the Muromachi shogunate and a figure who sto...