Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: war lord

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Kiso Yoshinaka

木曽義仲源義仲
alternative words: Minamoto no Yoshinaka
keywords: famous person , war lord
related topics: Genji , Heishi , Heian period , Minamoto no Yoritomo , Minamoto no Yoshitsune
explanation: Born in 1154 in Genji family. After the assassination of his father, he was raised by the husband of his nurse in Kiso region of Nagano. For this reason, he had been nicknamed "Kiso Yoshinaka". Unhappy with the arrogance of Heike family, the retired emperor, Goshirakawa, ordered to drive away Heike family. He responded first to enter the capital to beat them. But being rude, he was quickly hated by the court members and killed in turn by Yoshitsune sent by Yoritomo in 1184.

Kuroda Yoshitaka

黒田如水黒田孝高
alternative words: Yoshitaka Kuroda, Kuroda Joshui, Josui Kuroda, Don Simeon
keywords: famous person , war lord
related topics: Toyotomi Hideyoshi , Ishida Mitsunari , Invasion of Korea , Tokugawa Ieyasu , Battle of Sekigahara
related web sites: http://www2n.biglobe.ne.jp/~bakauma/uma50.html , http://isweb4.infoseek.co.jp/diary/pozyu/kanbe.htm , http://www.m-network.com/sengoku/sekigahara/ishigakibaru.html , http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Spade/7676/zyakata.htm
explanation: Born in 1546 in a local seignor of Himeji. With his son Nagamasa, he followed Toyotomi Hideyosh's troops to conquer Chugoku region by fighting against Mori clan. Then, he followed Hideyosh's Kyushu campaign and received Nakatsu region in north Kyushu as fief. After Korean campaign, being in bad terms with Ishida Mitsunari, he was for Tokugawa Ieyasu during Sekigahara battle to fight against Mitsunari's partisans in Kyushu. He died in 1604. Don Simeon is his Christian name.

Kusunoki Masashige

楠木正成
alternative words: Masashige Kusunoki
keywords: famous person , war lord
related topics: Muromachi period , Ashikaga Takauji , Emperor Godaigo , Shugo , Nanbokucho period
related web sites: http://homepage2.nifty.com/kanemasu/iwawakidou-unntiku-kusunokimasasige.htm
explanation: Born in 1294 in the family of a local seignior in Osaka region. Responding to an appeal of Emperor Godaigo in 1331 to overthrow Kamakura shogunate, he resisted in Akasaka castle then Chihaya castle. By his heroic battle, he encouraged others to follow him. After the collapse of Kamakura shogunate, he became Shugo of Osaka region. When Ashikaga Takuuji betrayed Emperor Godaigo, he chased Takauji to Kyushu but he was killed in the second battle at Minatogawa of Kobe in 1336.

Maeda Toshiie

前田利家犬千代
alternative words: Toshie Maeda, Inuchiyo
keywords: famous person , war lord
related topics: Oda Nobunaga , Toyotomi Hideyoshi
related web sites: http://www5.justnet.ne.jp/~tou/ , http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~gokuh/ghp/busho/mbu_001.htm
explanation: Born in 1538 near Nagoya. Since childhood, he served Oda Nobunaga. Once banished then pardoned, he contributed greatly to Nobunaga's victories. In 1575 he became a castle owner in Fukui prefecture. During the battle of Shizugadake in 1583, he betrayed his friend Shibata Katsuie and allied to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. After the battle, his fief was moved to Kanazawa. He was appointed one of 5 tairos (go tairo) and tutor of Toyotomi Hideyori, a son of Hideyoshi. He died in 1599.

Minamoto no Yoritomo

源頼朝頼朝
alternative words: Minamoto-no-yoritomo, Minamotono Yoritomo, Yoritomo
keywords: famous person , shogun , war lord
related topics: Kamakura shogunate , Kamakura period , Shogun , Genji , Heishi , Minamoto no Yoshitsune , Hojoshi , Hojo Masako , Gempei gassen
explanation: Born in Genji family as the 3d son of Yoshitomo in 1147. His father having lost Heiji war, had been executed and young Yoritomo, forced to exile in Izu province. 20 years later, thanks to an aid of his father-in-law, Hojo Tokimasa, he had subjugated Kanto region and made Kamakura, his fief. Ingenious politician, he finally succeeded to eliminate Heike family and Oshu Fujiwara together with Yoshitsune. He became shogun in 1192 and died in 1199 after a fall from the horse.

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

源義経義経牛若丸
alternative words: Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune, Minamotono Yoshitsune, Yoshitsune, Ushiwakamaru, Ushiwaka maru
keywords: famous person , war lord
related topics: Heishi , Genji , Minamoto no Yoritomo , Kiso Yoshinaka , Heian period , Gempei gassen
related web sites: http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~success/yositune.htm
explanation: Born in Genji family as the 9d son of Yoshitomo in 1159. After Heiji war, his father was executed but young Yoshitsune, pardoned. Then, he had been brought up by Oshu Fujiwara family. When his brother, Yoritomo, revolted against Heishi family, Yoshitsune jointed his army and greatly contributed to beat them. But his popularity provoked a jalousie of Yoritomo and forced to exile again to Oshu Fujiwara. He killed himself in 1189 when the troop of Yoritomo arrived.

Mouri Motonari

毛利元就
alternative words: Motonari Mouri, Mori Motonari, Motonari Mori
keywords: famous person , war lord
related topics: Sengoku period , Oda Nobunaga , Choshu domain
related web sites: http://www.shinkin.co.jp/hiroshin/hiroshima/mo_top.htm , http://www.cisnet.or.jp/~fujicre/mouri.html , http://www.potato.ne.jp/~zhuben/
explanation: Born in 1497 in Hiroshima prefecture as the 2d son of Hiromoto. Clever tactician, he had survived under a protection of Ouchi family against Amako. After the assassination of Ouchi Yoshitaka, he punished traitors and annexed the feud of Ouchi then Amako. Once he controlled all Chugoku region, he entered a conflict against Oda Nobunaga but was saved thanks to his assassination. He gave a lesson to 3 sons by showing that each arrow can be broken but 3 together unbreakable. He died in 1571.

Oda Nobunaga

織田信長
alternative words: Nobunaga Oda, Nobunaga
keywords: famous person , war lord
related topics: Muromachi shogunate , Sengoku period , Imagawa Yoshimoto , Toyotomi Hideyoshi , Battle of Nagashino , Akechi Mitsuhide
related web sites: http://www.hihihi.com/nobunaga/
explanation: Born in the family of a local war lord in 1534 near Nagoya, a legend says that he would have feigned foolish when he was young to distract others. After having eliminated by a surprising attack, another war lord, Imagawa Yoshimoto who threatened from the east, Nobunaga went to Kyoto to give orders to others in the name of Shogun and Emperor. After many successful battles, he was assassinated by his deputy, Akechi Mitsuhide in 1582 on the road to the western Japan.

Samurai

侍武士
alternative words: Bushi
keywords: war lord
related topics: Battle of Hakusukinoe , Shoen , Heian period , Edo period , Daimyo , Bushido , Japanese sword , Harakiri
related web sites: http://www.mmjp.or.jp/askanet/
explanation: After a disaster of Hakusukinoe and the political turmoil which followed, a great number of Korean warriors took refuge in Japan, especially in sparsely populated Kanto region. Then, gradually they became private guardians of aristocrats' manors. Engaged several times in conflicts between these aristocrats, samurais themselves ended in owners of manors at the end of Heian period. Until Edo period, many farmers were part-time samurai. Samurai comes from an old word "saburau", i.e. attendant.

Sanada Yukimura

真田幸村
alternative words: Yukimura Sanada
keywords: famous person , war lord
related topics: Sengoku period , Battle of Sekigahara , Ishida Mitsunari , Toyotomi Hideyoshi , Siege of Osaka castle
related web sites: http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~sanada/ , http://www4.plala.or.jp/saemon/ , http://www02.so-net.ne.jp/~goshin/sanada.htm , http://www.akihiko.f2s.com
explanation: Born in 1569 as the second son of Sanada Masayuki in Nagano prefecture. He adhered first to Toyotomi Hideyoshi by participating to the capture of Odawara castle. During the battle of Sekigahara, he adhered with his father to Ishida Mitsunari and bothered the troops led by Tokugawa Hidetada from their castle of Ueda. After the battle, he was expelled to Mt Koya. He participated then to the defense of Osaka castle held by Toyotomi Hideyori and died during an assault in 1615.

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