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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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Naoe Kanetsugu
The Warrior of Love — A Uesugi Master Strategist with an 'Ai' Helmet Crest, Perfecting Both Martial and Literary Arts
## The Meaning Behind the 'Ai' Helmet Crest Born in 1560 under Sakato Castle in Echigo Province, Na...
Satake Yoshishige
Oni Yoshishige, Lord of Hitachi
Satake Yoshishige (1547-1612) was a Sengoku daimyo who dominated northern Kanto centered on Hitachi ...
Rokkaku Yoshikata
Governor-Daimyo of Southern Omi, Lord of Kannonji Castle
## Life and Origins Rokkaku Yoshikata (1521–1598) was born as the eldest son of Rokkaku Sadayori, t...
Nōhime (Kichō)
Daughter of Saitō Dōsan and Principal Wife of Oda Nobunaga, a Sengoku Woman Shrouded in Mystery
## Daughter of Dōsan, Principal Wife of Nobunaga Nōhime (1535-date of death unknown) is held to be t...
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...
Tachibana Muneshige
The Peerless Warrior of Western Japan
## The Birth of the Peerless Warrior of the West Tachibana Muneshige, born in Eiroku 10 (1567) in C...
Matsudaira Nobutsuna
The shogunal elder known as "Chie Izu" — suppressor of the Shimabara Rebellion and founder of Kawagoe domain's prosperity
## Life and Origins Matsudaira Nobutsuna (1596-1662) was born in Musashi Province as the eldest son...
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...
Shimazu Toshihisa
The Third of the Shimazu Four Brothers—A Fierce Satsuma General Who Resisted Toyotomi Hideyoshi to the End and Died for Righteousness
## Master Strategist and Fierce General of the Shimazu Four Brothers Born in 1537 in Satsuma Provin...
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...
Taira no Tomoori
Ikari Tomoori—The Valiant Taira General Who Sank at Dannoura, the Tragic Warrior Who Left Behind the Famous Words 'I Have Seen All That Was Worth Seeing'
## The Life of Taira no Tomoori, The Valiant Taira General Born in 1152 as the fourth son of Taira n...