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Harima no Tsubone
Kamakura-Era Female Land Steward — Heir to the Amakusa Naval Forces
Harima no Tsubone was a woman of the warrior class in the mid-Kamakura period, the eldest daughter o...
Myōinni
The Septuagenarian Commander Who Led the Defense of Kanayama and Tatebayashi Castles at Age 71
Myōinni (secular name Akai Teruko; c. 1514-1594) was born the daughter of Akai Shigehide, lord of Ta...
Okudaira Nobumasa
Daimyo
## The Okudaira, Warrior House of Mikawa Okudaira Nobumasa was born in 1555 (Kōji 1) as the son of O...
Akechi Hidemitsu
Son-in-law of Akechi Mitsuhide, Lord of Sakamoto Castle
Akechi Hidemitsu (birth year unknown, possibly 1536; died the night of July 3, 1582 [Tenshō 10, 6th ...
Morooka Ippa
Founder of Ippa-ryū at Edosaki in Hitachi, who entrusted his art to three eminent disciples
## Origins Morooka Ippa (c. 1533-c. 1593) was a swordsman of the Sengoku period and the founder of ...
Takahashi Deishū
A master spearman counted among the "Three Boats of the Bakumatsu," who quietly helped bring about the bloodless surrender of Edo Castle
Takahashi Deishū (1835-1903) was a shogunate retainer active from the Bakumatsu period into the Meij...