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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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Kono Michiari
Commander of Iyo Navy, Hero of the Mongol Invasions
## Life and Origins Kono Michiari (c. 1250–1311) was a warrior of Iyo Province active during the mi...
Saitō Yakurō
Founder of the Renpeikan, one of the Three Great Dojos of late Edo, who trained Kido Takayoshi, Takasugi Shinsaku and other architects of the Meiji Restoration
## Origins and Swordsmanship Training Saitō Yakurō (1798-1871) was born in 1798 to a farming family...
Takeda Shingen
Tiger of Kai
Takeda Shingen, the 'Tiger of Kai,' was a fearsome general who commanded Japan's most formidable cav...
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...
Susukida Kanesuke
Toyotomi horse-guard captain who died at Dōmyōji, later linked in legend to the swordsman Iwami Jūtarō
## Origins and Early Life Susukida Kanesuke's birth year is unknown, and almost nothing is recorded...
Gamō Katahide
Lord of Hino Castle, Ōmi Province
## Life Born in 1534 as the son of Gamō Sadahide, a senior retainer of the Rokkaku clan in Ōmi Provi...
Kanamori Nagachika
Lord of Echizen Ono Castle, Senior Retainer of Nobunaga, Tea-Ceremony Daimyo
Kanamori Nagachika (1524–1608) was a veteran retainer who served Oda Nobunaga for many years, surviv...
Mōri Katsunaga
Outstanding General of the Osaka Campaigns — Fierce Warrior Who Supported the Toyotomi Forces Alongside Sanada Yukimura and Shook the Tokugawa Forces at the Battle of Tennōji
Mōri Katsunaga (1578–1615) was a warrior from Buzen Province (parts of present-day Ōita and Fukuoka ...
Miyoshi Jikkyu
Awa Deputy Governor, Brother of Miyoshi Nagayoshi
## Life and Origins Miyoshi Jikkyu (1527–1562) was a Sengoku period warrior, born as the second son...
Ōkubo Tadataka
Ōkubo Hikozaemon, Author of Mikawa Monogatari and Voice of Mikawa Samurai Pride
Ōkubo Tadataka (1560-1639), commonly known as Ōkubo Hikozaemon, was a senior retainer of the Tokugaw...
Ashikaga Yoshihisa
9th Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate — The Shogun Who Led Campaigns
Ashikaga Yoshihisa (1465-1489) was the 9th shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, known as the shogun who...
Amago Katsuhisa
Supreme Commander of the Amago Restoration Army
## Life and Origins Amago Katsuhisa (1553–1578) was a Sengoku period warrior, born as the fifth son...