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The Twenty-Four Generals, depicted and identified individually on a hanging scroll painting. The Twenty-Four Generals (武田二十四将, Takeda Nijūshi-shō) were just one of many historically famous groupings of battle commanders from Japan's Sengoku Period. These Twenty-Four were the most trusted companions of Takeda Shingen. [1]
The following is a list of Samurai and their wives. They are listed alphabetically by name. Some have used multiple names, and are listed by their final name. Note that this list is not complete or comprehensive; the total number of persons who belonged to the samurai-class of Japanese society, during the time that such a social category existed, would be in the millions.
This category is for generals of the military forces of Imperial Japan and of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.As there was no organized Japanese national military prior to the late 19th century, all earlier historical figures should be placed in the proper categories such as Daimyo, Shōguns, or Samurai.
A samurai in his armour in the 1860s. Hand-colored photograph by Felice Beato. Samurai or bushi (武士, [bɯ.ɕi]) were members of the warrior class in Japan.They were most prominent as aristocratic warriors during the country's feudal period from the 12th century to early 17th century, and thereafter as a top class in the social hierarchy of the Edo period until their abolishment in the ...
The name of those 16 generals were enshrined in Nikkō Tōshō-gū shrine. [21] It is thought that the numbers of the Four Heavenly Kings and Twelve Divine Generals of Buddhism were added together to form the " 16 Divine Generals " has religious and cultural aspect to associate Ieyasu Tokugawa as central figure of personality cult , just like ...
"Great General of Subduing Mutsu"). Ki no Kosami had the title of Seitō Taishōgun (征東大将軍, lit. "Commander-in-chief for the pacification of the East") [5] in 789 which is less important than Sei-i Taishōgun. Ōtomo no Otomaro was the first person who was granted the title of Seii Taishōgun (征夷大将軍, lit.
A. Akai Naomasa; Akai Teruko; Akao Kiyotsuna; Akashi Takenori; Akechi Hidemitsu; Akechi Mitsuharu; Akechi Mitsutada; Akechi Mitsutsuna; Akechi Mitsuyoshi; Akiyama ...
Honda Tadakatsu (本多 忠勝, March 17, 1548 – December 3, 1610), also called Honda Heihachirō (本多 平八郎) was a Japanese samurai, general, and daimyo of the late Sengoku through early Edo periods, who served Tokugawa Ieyasu.