Ota Dokan
The Father of Edo CastleŌta Sukenaga (太田資長, 1432-1486), better known under his Buddhist name Ōta Dōkan (太田道灌), was a daimyō in Musashi Province and the eldest son of Ōta Sukekiyo (太田資清, 1411-1493), who...
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Kakegawa Castle
Kakegawa Castle (掛川城 Kakekawa-jō) is a hilltop castle (平山城 hirayamajiro) located in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Kakegawa has served as a vital transportation hub in eastern Tōtōmi Province (東遠江...
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Hōjō Tokiyuki (1326-1353)
Hōjō Tokiyuki (北条時行, 1326–1353) was born into the last generation of the Hōjō clan. His lineage had dominated the shogunate (幕府 bakufu) for over a century. His father, Hōjō Takatoki (北条高時, 1303–1333),...
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The Hōjō family (北条氏) was a prominent warrior lineage that held de facto control over Japan for more than a century during the Kamakura period (1185–1333), serving as hereditary regents (執権 shikken) to...
View ArticleMinamoto no Yoriyoshi (988–1075)
Minamoto no Yoriyoshi (源頼義, 988–1075) was a warrior of the mid to late Heian period, the legitimate son of Minamoto no Yorinobu (源頼信, 968–1048), the first head of the Kawachi Genji lineage. As governor...
View ArticleTakeda Nobukatsu (1567–1582)
Takeda Nobukatsu (武田信勝, 1567–1582) was a samurai of the Azuchi–Momoyama period (安土桃山時代) and the eighteenth head of the Kai Takeda clan (甲斐武田家). He was the eldest son of Takeda Katsuyori (武田勝頼,...
View ArticleLater Hōjō Clan
The Later Hōjō clan (後北条氏 Go-Hōjō-shi) were powerful regional lords at the end of the Muromachi Period (1333-1568) and in the Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1568-1600) and must not be confused with the...
View ArticleOta Dokan
The Father of Edo CastleŌta Sukenaga (太田資長, 1432-1486), better known under his Buddhist name Ōta Dōkan (太田道灌), was a daimyō in Musashi Province and the eldest son of Ōta Sukekiyo (太田資清, 1411-1493), who...
View ArticleHōjō Tokisuke (1248-1272)
Hōjō Tokisuke (北条時輔, 1248-1272) was a mid-Kamakura period member of the Hōjō clan (北条氏 Hōjō-shi) and a vassal of the Kamakura shogunate. He was the eldest son (though illegitimate) of Hōjō Tokiyori...
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Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837-1913)
Tokugawa Yoshinobu, also known by his childhood name Matsudaira Shichirōmaro (松平七郎麻呂) and later as Keiki (慶喜), was the fifteenth and last shōgun (将軍) of the Tokugawa bakufu (幕府), ruling from 1866 until...
View ArticleTokugawa Iemochi (1846-1866)
Tokugawa Iemochi (徳川家茂, 1846–1866) was the fourteenth shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, serving from 1858 until his early death in 1866. Born in Edo (modern-day Minato, Tōkyō) on 17 July 1846, his...
View ArticleLater Hōjō Clan
The Later Hōjō clan (後北条氏 Go-Hōjō-shi) were powerful regional lords at the end of the Muromachi Period (1333-1568) and in the Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1568-1600) and must not be confused with the...
View ArticleTokugawa Iesada (1824-1858)
Tokugawa Iesada (徳川家定, 1824–1858), the thirteenth shōgun (将軍) of the Tokugawa shogunate (徳川幕府), ruled Japan during one of its most turbulent transitions, when the country was forced to open its ports...
View ArticleTokugawa Ieyoshi (1793-1853)
Tokugawa Ieyoshi (徳川家慶, 1793–1853) was the twelfth shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, ruling Japan from 1837 until he died in 1853. Born on 22 June 1793 as the second son of the eleventh shōgun Tokugawa...
View ArticleMinamoto no Yoritomo (1147-1199)
Minamoto no Yoritomo (源頼朝, 1147–1199) was the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, which became Japan's first warrior-led government and ruled from 1192 to 1333. He was the third son of Minamoto no...
View ArticleTokugawa Ienari (1773-1841)
Tokugawa Ienari (徳川家斉, 1773–1841), the eleventh shōgun (将軍) of the Tokugawa shogunate (徳川幕府), held power for over half a century—from 1787 to 1837—making his tenure the longest of any shōgun in Japan's...
View ArticleTokugawa Ieharu (1737-1786)
Tokugawa Ieharu (徳川家治, 1737–1786) served as the tenth shōgun (将軍) of the Tokugawa shogunate, governing Japan from 1760 until he died in 1786. Born on 20 June 1737, he was the eldest son of Tokugawa...
View ArticleAshikaga Clan
The Ashikaga clan (足利氏) was a distinguished Japanese lineage that combined the status of a warrior house (武家 buke) with that of a noble family (華族 kazoku) in later centuries. Its roots can be traced to...
View ArticleTokugawa Ieharu (1737–1786)
Tokugawa Ieharu (徳川家治, 1737–1786) served as the tenth shōgun (将軍) of the Tokugawa shogunate, governing Japan from 1760 until he died in 1786. Born on 20 June 1737, he was the eldest son of Tokugawa...
View ArticleLater Hōjō Clan
The Later Hōjō clan (後北条氏 Go-Hōjō-shi) were powerful regional lords at the end of the Muromachi Period (1333-1568) and in the Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1568-1600) and must not be confused with the...
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