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Les guerriers légendaires du Japon et les sabres qu'ils chérissaient
La culture des sabres dans les grandes forteresses du Japon
Les lames légendaires qui ont marqué l'histoire
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Honda Shigetsugu
A relative of Honda Tadakatsu, one of Tokugawa's Four Heavenly Kings, known by the epithet 'Oni Sakuza'—one of the fiercest generals of the Sengoku period
Honda Shigetsugu (1529–1596) was a fierce general who devoted his life as a retainer to Tokugawa Iey...
Suwa Yorimizu
First Lord of Suwa Takashima Domain, Daimyo of 30,000 Koku in Shinano Suwa and Descendant of the Noble House That Guarded Suwa Grand Shrine
Suwa Yorimizu (1570–1641) was a descendant of the Suwa clan, a distinguished family of Shinano Provi...
Andō Morinari
One of the Three Men of Western Mino, Elder Warrior Who Contributed to Nobunaga by Surrendering Inabayama Castle
Andō Morinari (1503-1582) was a Sengoku warrior of Mino Province and one of the Three Men of Western...
Sue Harukata
A man of power in the Ōuchi clan, a schemer who fell at the Battle of Miyajima
Sue Harukata (1521–1555) was a chief retainer of the Ōuchi, the dominant daimyo of western Japan, an...
Yodo-dono
Biological mother of Toyotomi Hideyori and de facto mistress of Osaka Castle; a Sengoku-era woman who held the Toyotomi clan's fate in her hands
Yodo-dono (1569–1615) was born as the eldest daughter of Azai Nagamasa and Oichi (the younger sister...
Kasuga no Tsubone
A remarkable woman who served as the wet nurse of the third shogun Iemitsu and laid the foundation of the Ōoku——an Edo-period power player and daughter of Saito Toshizo, a senior retainer of Akechi
## A Woman Born the Daughter of an Akechi Senior Retainer Kasuga no Tsubone (1579–1643) was born wit...
Takeda Nobushige
The Perfect Deputy — Shingen's Most Trusted Brother, Fallen at Kawanakajima
## The Takeda Clan's Treasure: Nobushige Born in Kai Province in Daiei 5 (1525), Takeda Nobushige s...
Ōta Dōkan
The Warlord of Edo Castle—Excelling in Poetry, He Carved Out Kanto's Supremacy with Sword and Brush as Chief Retainer of the Uesugi Ōgigayatsu Clan
## A Warlord of Dual Excellence Born in 1432 in Sagami Province as the eldest son of Ota Shikiyoshi,...
Tanaka Yoshimasa
The rare general who captured Ishida Mitsunari at Sekigahara and rose from Toyotomi retainer to daimyo of 320,000 koku in Chikugo
Tanaka Yoshimasa (1548–1609) was a general from Ōmi Province who rose from chamberlain under Toyotom...
Maeda Matsu (Hoshun-in)
Principal Wife of Maeda Toshiie, the Wise and Resolute Lady Who Became a Hostage Herself to Preserve the Million-Koku Domain of Kaga
## A Wise Wife Who Supported Toshiie Matsu (Hoshun-in, 1547-1617) was born in Owari Province and is ...
Hatano Hideharu
Hatano Hideharu (1541–1579) was the final head of the Hatano clan and a sengoku daimyo of Tanba Prov...
Imagawa Ujiteru
Imagawa Ujiteru (1513–1536) was the tenth head of the Imagawa clan of Suruga Province. He inherited ...