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Nawa Nagatoshi
Loyal retainer of the Nanboku-chō period who rescued Emperor Go-Daigo and supported the Kenmu Restoration
Nawa Nagatoshi (birth year unknown–1336) was a powerful feudal lord of Hoki Province (present-day To...
Takechi Hanpeita
Leader of the Tosa Kinno-to Party and Master of the Three-Stage Thrust
Takechi Hanpeita (1829–1865) was a late Edo period loyalist and founder of the Tosa Kinno-to Party, ...
Sanada Yukimura
Japan's Greatest Warrior
## The Birth of Sanada Yukimura In Eiroku 10 (1567), born in Shinano Province, Sanada Nobushige (kno...
Ōtomo Yoshimune
The Last Daimyo of the Bungo Ōtomo Clan—A Tragic Warlord Who Faced Withdrawal from the Korean Campaign and Confiscation
## The Grave Responsibility Inherited as the Eldest Son of Ōtomo Sorin Born in Eiroku 1 (1558) as t...
Yagyū Toshitoshi
Yagyū Hyōgonosuke, third-generation head of Shinkage-ryū and founder of the Owari Yagyū line
## Origins Yagyū Toshitoshi (1579-1650) was a swordsman active from the Azuchi-Momoyama period into...
Kitabatake Tomonori
Sword-Saint Daimyo of Ise, Heir to Tsukahara Bokuden's Secret Technique
## Life and Origins Kitabatake Tomonori (1528–1576) was a noble-warrior daimyo of Ise Province, bor...
Saito Yoshitatsu
Daimyo of Mino, the Son Who Slew His Father Dosan
## Life and Origins Saito Yoshitatsu (1529–1561) was the eldest son of the celebrated Sengoku daimy...
Sakamoto Ryōma
The Revolutionary of Bakumatsu
Sakamoto Ryōma, the Bakumatsu-era visionary who brokered the Satsuma-Chōshū Alliance and helped brin...
Nanbu Nobunao
Sengoku Daimyo Who Inherited the Nanbu Clan of Mutsu — The Northern Lord Who Backed Tokugawa Ieyasu's Rise
Nanbu Nobunao (1546–1599) was the daimyo who consolidated the Nanbu clan's dominion over much of Mut...
Fūma Kotarō
Commander of Shinobi Serving the Later Hōjō Clan · Kanto's Strongest Ranpa
Fūma Kotarō (birth date unknown – 1603) was a commander of shinobi (ranpa) who served the Later Hōjō...
Oniwa Yoshinao
The aged Date retainer known as "Oniwa Sagetsusai" who died covering Masamune's retreat at Hitadorihashi
## Life Oniwa Yoshinao (1513-1585) was born the son of Oniwa Motozane, lord of Koyadate Castle in D...
Hasekura Tsunenaga
The Sendai domain samurai who became a Roman noble while leading the Keicho Embassy to Europe
## Life Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571-1622) was a retainer of Date Masamune, lord of the Sendai domain. ...