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Oda Nobunaga: Oda Nobunaga (June 23, 1534-June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo (military governor) with land holdings in Owari province. Oda Nobunaga. Samurai Wiki.

Shibata Katsuie: Shibata Katsuie or Gonroku was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. Katsuie was born in the Shibata family, a cadet branch of the Shiba clan (who descended from the Ashikaga clan, and were the former suzera

Azai Nagamasa: Azai Nagamasa was a Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japan. His clan, the Azai, were located in northern Ōmi Province, east of Lake Biwa. He was both the brother-in-law of Oda Nobunaga, starting in 1564, and one of Nobunaga's enemies from 1570-157

Yodo-Dono: Yodo-Dono, also known as Yodo-Gimi (淀君) and sometimes Lady Chacha, was one of the most favoured concubines along with Nene of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the niece of the great Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga. She was born in 1567 (or 1569) during the Sengok

Oeyo: Oeyo (於江与) or Satoko (達子) or Sūgen'in (崇源院: 1573 - September 15, 1626) was the wife of Tokugawa Hidetada (the second Tokugawa shogun of Japan) and the mother of his successor Iemitsu. Oeyo was the third and youngest daughter of the sengoku daimyo Aza

Kitanosho Castle: Kitanosho Castle, was a hirashiro (castle located on a hill). Its remains are located in current-day Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As the castle lasted merely eight years, few records survive about it. It is known, though that it was built by Shiba

Ohatsu: Hatsu or Ohatsu or later Jōkō-in (常高院: 1570–September 30, 1633) was a niece of Oda Nobunaga. She was the second daughter of Azai Nagamasa and Oichi (the younger sister of Nobunaga). Ohatsu had two sisters. Her elder sister was Chacha (Lady Yodo) (con

Suicide: Suicide (Latin suicidium, from sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of terminating one's own life. Many dictionaries also note the metaphorical sense of "willful destruction of one's self-interest". Suicide may occur for a number of reasons, incl

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

Sengoku period: The Warring States period was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. Although the Ashikaga shogunate