Amago Haruhisa   The Sengoku Daimyo, Amago Haruhisa has been described by contemporaries as impatient, lacking the discipline of a leader, ever ready to fight, and unforgiving. His father had been killed in battle, and so Amago Haruhisa succeeded his grandfather as head of the Amago clan and the far [...]

Fujiwara no Tadamichi (March 15, 1079 - March 13, 1164) The warrior statesman Fujiwara no Tadamichi was born the eldest son of the Kampaku, Fujiwara no Tadazane and and followed in his father’s footsteps to become Kampaku (Chief Advisor to the Emperor, originally a title before the creation of Shogun) in [...]

Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-July 2 1582) Akechi Mitsuhide Nicknamed the Jusan Kubo, or “Thirteen Day Ruler”, Akechi Mitsuhide is best remembered as the traitor responsible for the death of Oda Nobunaga. Mitsuhide was said to have been born possibly in Kyoto, but more likely in Kani, Mino Province (Gifu Prefecture). He [...]