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Chōsokabe Morichika
Last Head of the Chōsokabe Clan Who Inherited the Dream of Shikoku Unification, Tragedy of the Osaka Campaigns
Chōsokabe Morichika (1575-1615) was born as the fourth son of Chōsokabe Motochika, the sengoku daimy...
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
The Taikō
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose from peasant origins to become the supreme ruler of Japan, was one of h...
Ueda Sōko (Ueda Shigeyasu)
Warrior, Tea Master, and Garden Designer
## Life Born in 1563 in Owari Province, he lost his father at a young age. He served Niwa Nagahide b...
Ishikawa Kazumasa
Ieyasu's Right-Hand Man Who Defected to Toyotomi Hideyoshi
## Life Born in 1533 in Mikawa Province to the Ishikawa clan, a lineage tracing back to the Seiwa G...
Ōkubo Nagayasu
First Daikan-gashira of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Mysterious Administrator Who Controlled Mining and Finance
Ōkubo Nagayasu (1545-1613) served Tokugawa Ieyasu as the first daikan-gashira (chief land magistrate...
Horibe Yasubei
Swordsman of the 47 Rōnin of Akō, the Chivalrous Swordsman of Edo Who Made His Name at the Takadanobaba Duel
Horibe Yasubei (1670–1703) was a samurai who served the Akō Domain during the Genroku era of the Edo...
Ōtomo Yoshisuke
20th Head of the Otomo Clan of Bungo, Ruler of Kyushu Who Fell in the Nikai-kuzure Incident
Ōtomo Yoshikane (1502-1550) was the twentieth head of the Ōtomo clan based in Bungo Province (presen...
Kikuchi Takemitsu
Loyal Retainer of the Southern Court, Supreme Commander of Southern Court Forces in Kyushu
Kikuchi Takemitsu (1319–1373) was the greatest loyal retainer of the Southern Court (supporting Empe...
Yagyū Toshikane
Owari Domain Fencing Instructor, Ren'yasai
Yagyū Toshikane (1625–1694) was a swordsman and Owari Domain samurai of the early Edo period, son of...
Katagiri Katsumoto
One of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake — the ill-fated chief retainer whose actions triggered the Siege of Osaka
## Life Katagiri Katsumoto (1556-1615) was a warrior from Omi Province who served Toyotomi Hideyosh...
Watanabe Kazuma
The avenger at the center of the Kagiya-no-Tsuji Duel, one of Japan's "Three Great Vendettas"
Watanabe Kazuma (c. 1608-c. 1643) was a samurai of the early Edo period, known as the central figure...
Minamoto no Mitsunaka
Founder of the Settsu Minamoto — Foundation of the Warrior Minamoto Clan's Prosperity
Minamoto no Mitsunaka (912-997) was a warrior of the mid-Heian period who, as the founder of the Set...