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Terazawa Hirotaka
First daimyo of Karatsu Domain, a 120,000-koku tozama (outside) daimyo who created the underlying causes of the Shimabara Rebellion
Terazawa Hirotaka (1563-1633) was a warlord who rose to prominence as a magistrate (bugyō) under Toy...
Ogasawara Nagatoki
Shinano Shugo Driven from Hayashi Castle by Takeda Shingen
Ogasawara Nagatoki was a Sengoku period warrior and head of the Shinano Ogasawara clan, who held the...
Chiba Tsunetane
Boso Warlord Who Backed Minamoto no Yoritomo
## Early Career Chiba Tsunetane was a warrior of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods and the ...
Horio Yoshiharu
The 'Gentle Buddha' Among the Three Elders, Loyal Retainer Who Built Matsue Castle and Governed 240,000 Koku of Izumo
Horio Yoshiharu (1543-1611) was a Sengoku warlord who rose to prominence as a veteran retainer of To...
Saito Yoshitatsu
Daimyo of Mino, the Son Who Slew His Father Dosan
## Life and Origins Saito Yoshitatsu was born in Kyōroku 2 (1529) as the eldest son and heir of Sai...
Asahina Yasuyoshi
Veteran Imagawa Retainer and Lord of Kakegawa Who Served Three Generations
Asahina Yasuyoshi (1497–1557) was a senior retainer of the Imagawa clan of Suruga during the Sengoku...
Maehara Issei
Disciple of Shōka Sonjuku, Leader of the Hagi Rebellion
Maehara Issei (1834-1876) was a Bakumatsu patriot and early Meiji-era samurai from the Chōshū domain...
Suzuki Magoichi
Firearms Commander of the Saika-shū, Master Gunner Who Led the Sengoku's Most Formidable Mercenaries and Troubled Oda Nobunaga at the Ishiyama Battles
Suzuki Magoichi (birth and death years unknown) was one of the leaders of the Saika-shū, who were ba...
Nanbu Harumasa
24th Head of the Sannohe Nanbu at the Clan's Height
Nanbu Harumasa was the eldest son of Nanbu Yasunobu and the 24th head of the Sannohe Nanbu clan. He ...
Sanada Yukimasa
Sanada Yukimura's eldest son, who died with his father at Osaka Castle in his mid-teens
## Origins Sanada Yukimasa, also known by his common name Daisuke, was the eldest son of Sanada Nob...
Harada Sanosuke
Captain of the 10th Unit of the Shinsengumi — A Spear Master and Valiant Warrior, the Shinsengumi's Spearman Remembered More for the Spear Than the Sword
## An Unusual Figure: A Master of the Spear Harada Sanosuke, said to have been born around Tenpō 11...
Yamauchi Chiyo (Kenshō-in)
Wife of the Lord of Tosa Domain
## Life Kenshō-in (also known as Chiyo) is traditionally said to have been born in 1557 in Ōmi Provi...