Japanese Samurai

Yamanami-Keisuke

Yamanami Keisuke

Yamanami Keisuke (山南 敬助, 1833 - March 20, 1865) was a samurai, secretary general (vice commander) of the Shinsen Gumi, a special police force in Kyoto during the late Edo...

Yamanami Keisuke

Yamanami Keisuke (山南 敬助, 1833 - March 20, 1865) was a samurai, secretary general (vice commander) of the Shinsen Gumi, a special police force in Kyoto during the late Edo...

Takenaka-Hanbei

Takenaka Hanbei

Takenaka Shigeharu (竹中 重治, September 27, 1544-July 6, 1579), also known as "Hanbei" (半兵衛), was a samurai during the Sengoku period in the 16th century. He initially served the Saitō...

Takenaka Hanbei

Takenaka Shigeharu (竹中 重治, September 27, 1544-July 6, 1579), also known as "Hanbei" (半兵衛), was a samurai during the Sengoku period in the 16th century. He initially served the Saitō...

Tachibana-Ginchiyo

Tachibana Ginchiyo

Tachibana Ginchiyo (立花 誾千代, September 23, 1569-November 30, 1602) was a female samurai (onna-bugeisha) head of the Japanese Tachibana clan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. She is...

Tachibana Ginchiyo

Tachibana Ginchiyo (立花 誾千代, September 23, 1569-November 30, 1602) was a female samurai (onna-bugeisha) head of the Japanese Tachibana clan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. She is...

Yūki-Hideyasu

Yūki Hideyasu

Yūki Hideyasu (結城秀康), March 1, 1574 - June 2, 1607, was a daimyo of the Azuchi Momoyama and early Edo period. Second son of Ieyasu Tokugawa, he created the Fukui...

Yūki Hideyasu

Yūki Hideyasu (結城秀康), March 1, 1574 - June 2, 1607, was a daimyo of the Azuchi Momoyama and early Edo period. Second son of Ieyasu Tokugawa, he created the Fukui...

Torii-Mototada

Torii Mototada

Torii Mototada (鳥居元忠 1539 - September 8, 1600) was a Japanese samurai who lived in the Sengoku Period and late Azuchi-Momoyama Period who served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Torii died at the...

Torii Mototada

Torii Mototada (鳥居元忠 1539 - September 8, 1600) was a Japanese samurai who lived in the Sengoku Period and late Azuchi-Momoyama Period who served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Torii died at the...

Takasugi-Shinsaku

Takasugi Shinsaku

Takasugi Shinsaku (高杉 晋作 Nagato Province, Japan, September 27, 1839 - Shimonoseki, Nagato, May 17, 1867) was a samurai belonging to the Chōshū domain who contributed significantly to the Meiji...

Takasugi Shinsaku

Takasugi Shinsaku (高杉 晋作 Nagato Province, Japan, September 27, 1839 - Shimonoseki, Nagato, May 17, 1867) was a samurai belonging to the Chōshū domain who contributed significantly to the Meiji...