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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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Isono Kazumasa
Asai Clan General
Isono Kazumasa (1523–1590) was a warrior of the Sengoku and Azuchi–Momoyama periods who served two g...
Satomi Yoshiyasu
Stripped for Breaching the Peace Edict, Restored After Sekigahara — First Lord of Tateyama
Satomi Yoshiyasu (1573 – December 18, 1603) was a daimyo spanning the Azuchi-Momoyama period and the...
Itō Hirobumi
First Prime Minister of Japan, Architect of the Meiji Constitutional System
Itō Hirobumi (1841-1909) was a Bakumatsu patriot and Meiji-era statesman from the Chōshū domain (pre...
Ashikaga Tadayoshi
Brother of Ashikaga Takauji, Administrative Pillar Who Supported the Founding of the Muromachi Shogunate
Ashikaga Tadayoshi (1306-1352) was the full younger brother of Ashikaga Takauji, an important figure...
Onaniwa Tsunamoto
Senior General of the Date Clan · Mediator in the Ōshū Shikitsuke
Onaniwa Tsunamoto (1549–1640) was a senior general of the Date Clan who served two generations from ...
Tachibana Dōsetsu
Wielder of Raikiri — The Invincible Thunder God of Kyushu Who Commanded from His Palanquin
## The General with the Name of the Thunder God Born in the tenth year of Eishō (1513) as Betsuki A...
Taira no Masakado
The First Samurai Rebel
Taira no Masakado, great-grandson of Emperor Kanmu, was the first warrior to raise a full-scale arme...
Takuan Sōhō
The Rinzai Master Who Fused Zen and the Sword — Author of the Fudōchi Shinmyōroku
Takuan Sōhō (1573-1646) was a Rinzai Zen priest of the early Edo period whose writings linking sword...
Uesugi Tomosada
Head of the Ōgigayatsu Uesugi
## Overview Uesugi Tomosada was a Sengoku-period warrior and the last head of the Ōgigayatsu branch...
Tomoe Gozen
The Paragon of Female Warriors — Japan's Most Celebrated Woman Warrior
Tomoe Gozen, whose life dates are unknown but who lived in the late twelfth century, stands as the m...
Mogami Yoshiaki
The Cunning Fox of Dewa — The Warrior-Strategist Who Helped Seal Tokugawa Victory at Sekigahara
## Lord of Dewa: Mogami Yoshiaki Born in Yamagata, Dewa Province in Tenbun 15 (1546), Mogami Yoshia...
Ogasawara Nagahide
The Shinano Governor Undone at Ōtō — Head of a House of Mounted Archery
Ogasawara Nagahide (1366-1424) was a Muromachi-period military figure, head of the Ogasawara clan — ...