Maeda Toshiie was one of the leading generals of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period of the 16th century extending to the Azuchi-Momoyama period. His father was Maeda Toshimasa. He was the fourth of seven brothers. His childhood name was "Inuchiyo" (犬千代). His preferred weapon was a yari and he was known as "Yari no Mataza" (槍の又左), Matazaemon (又左衛門) being his common name. The highest rank from the court that he received is the Great Counselor Dainagon ( ). (more)
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Genres: politics
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Maeda Matsu:
Maeda Matsu [known in Japan as o-Matsu no Kata (お松の方)](1547-1617) was the respective wife of the reputed Maeda Toshiie and a famous figure of drama following the latter years of the Sengoku Period of Feudal Japan. As Matsu possessed a very strong wil
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Kaga Domain:
The Kaga Domain was a powerful feudal domain in Kaga, Noto and Etchū Provinces of Japan (present-day Ishikawa Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture) during the Edo period. The domain was founded by Maeda Toshiie and headed by the Maeda clan. Its income ra
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Council of Five Elders:
The council of five elders, also known as the five Tairō (五大老 go-tairō), was formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan in the place of his son, Hideyori, until such time as he came of age. Hideyoshi chose his five most powerful daimyo: Ukita Hideie,
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Ukita Hideie:
Ukita Hideie (宇喜多秀家, 1573-December 17, 1655) was the daimyo of Bizen and Mimasaka provinces (modern Okayama Prefecture), and one of the council of Five Elders appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He is a son of Ukita Naoie, and his wife is a daughter of
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Maeda Toshinaga:
Maeda Toshinaga was a Japanese daimyo who was the second head of the Kaga Domain. He was the eldest son of Maeda Toshiie and married one of Oda Nobunaga's daughters, Ei-hime. He supported Tokugawa Ieyasu, and, after receiving his brother Toshimasa's
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Maeda Toshimasa:
Maeda Toshimasa was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. Also known as Toshiharu (利春), he was the son of Maeda Toshitaka. Ruled Arako Castle in Owari Province. His children included: Toshihisa (?-1583), Yasukatsu (?-1594), Toshifusa, (Sawaki) Yo
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Siege of Suemori:
The Siege of Suemori was a battle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan. At the time of the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, Sasa Narimasa had sided against Toyotomi Hideyoshi, while his former companion, Maeda Toshiie stook strongl
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Murai Nagayori:
Murai Nagayori (1543-December 6, 1605) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku through Edo period. A retainer of Maeda Toshiie, he was the founder of one of the eight senior retainer families serving the Kaga han Maeda. Nagayori fought at the Battle of
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Tokugawa Ieyasu:
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi:
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, after Hideyoshi's castle. He is
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