The Sengoku period in Japan, broadly speaking, began with the outbreak of the Onin Rebellion in 1467 and ended with the complete elimination of the Toyotomi clan by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1615.
At that time, the princes were in turmoil and social turmoil, which was a rare chaotic era in Japanese history.
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Of course, there are always heroes in a troubled world. Today, I would like to talk about the 7 famous generals of Japan's Sengoku period who have more characteristics.
01 Māori dollars
Survive in the cracks, and eventually become the "Overlord of the West"
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Lord of Anyi kingdom (present-day western Hiroshima Prefecture), he succeeded to the throne as a teenager and eventually became a generation of haojie who unified the Chinese region of Japan. He was a famous warrior in Japan during the Sengoku period, and was also good at various strategists, and was known as the "First Wise General of the Western Kingdom".
At that time, the Chinese region was mainly divided between the Ouchi clan and the Nizi clan, and Maori Yuan was only a small country lord caught between the two major forces, but eventually with his own strategy, the Dongknizi clan broke the Ouchi clan in the west, and eventually became the "overlord of the western kingdom".
It is worth mentioning that the "Battle of Itsukushima" launched by Maori Yuan and the Ouchi clan was one of the famous "three surprise attacks" in Japan's Sengoku period, and Maori won a complete victory with less than one-fifth of the enemy's troops, which was a rare classic battle in the Warring States period.
02 Shingen Takeda
The Tiger of Kai, the first general of the Warring States
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A famous warlord of the Kai Kingdom (present-day Yamanashi Prefecture), he was also a well-known military and political expert and diplomat. Takeda Shingen's soldiers were brave and good at war, and they were the most powerful force in the Warring States at that time.
Takeda Shingen's four-character mantra is very famous, that is, "Wind forest mountain fire (its disease is like the wind, its Xu is like a forest, its plunder is like fire, and it is not moving like a mountain)" (it is also the fighting spirit in Sun Tzu's art of war!). ~）
Most people probably only know him as the "First Warrior of the Warring States", but in fact he also contributed a lot to the economic development of the Kai Kingdom, such as the Takeda Shingen Dynasty Twelve Coins (Japan's earliest currency), the development of water control projects, and so on. The locals of Yamanashi Prefecture honored him as "Shingen Gong".
03 Uesugi Kenshin
The Echigo Dragon, a deep believer in Buddhism
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The Daimyo of Echigo Kingdom (now Niigata Prefecture), who was comparable in strength to Takeda Shingen, the strongest of the Sengoku, was known as the "Echigo Dragon (Tiger)" or "God of War" because of his high military talents.
One of the amazing things is that this "Echigo Dragon", who was full of fighting power, regarded himself as a devout Buddhist, and even built a Buddhist hall in Kasugayama Castle where he lived to chant the sutra every day (this wonderful sense of violation... ）
In addition, it is said that this Warring States warrior with absolute combat effectiveness also has one of the highest amount of alcohol. However, it is said that this "military god" who fought countless victorious battles during the unpredictable Warring States period died at the age of 49 due to excessive drinking, which is inevitably regrettable.
04 Oda Nobunaga
From "Owari Fool" to "Man of the World"
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This should be a very familiar name. Oda Nobu is a leader among the warlords of the Sengoku period, and is also the most popular being.
Oda Nobunaga was once known as the "Owari Fool" for his lack of understanding of moral appearance, but eventually became a generation of "Tenjin Bubu" by virtue of his own strength.
He has two major characteristics: one is anti-traditional, daring to challenge the old order; the other is to have a broad vision and dare to accept new things. Turning the tables against the wind with the outnumbered enemies, defeating the strongest Takeda cavalry at that time with rifles, and carrying out policy reforms such as the separation of soldiers and farmers, the Happy City Seat, and so on... It can be said that his vision is unmatched by his contemporaries.
However, he died unexpectedly on the eve of the great cause and disappeared from the stage of history (you can learn about the "change of Honnoji Temple"). Perhaps it is precisely because this ambition is not rewarded, in line with the Japanese people's aesthetic concept of "withering as beauty", that Nobunaga's popularity is so high.
05 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Poverty is only a moment, and the "deceivers" are in chaos
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi can be described as a model of being the first person in the world to be mixed from the bottom. A peasant with no name, gambled on his life, followed the right leader, and exerted his talents, and finally realized Nobunaga's wish that he had not been able to achieve throughout his life—to unify the chaotic Japan.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born in the cold gate, and after many years of struggle, no one could understand the human heart, and for Oda Nobunaga persuaded Masakatsu Bee-suga and Takeaka Hanbei to rebel against the Mino clan, and was named a "fraudster" because he was good at winning people's hearts.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's life is completely a sample of ordinary people's learning, and he will always achieve a different life by making a difference by honing himself, honing himself, and seizing opportunities.
06 Tokugawa Ieyasu
The chaotic world is adulterous, and the great cause is achieved late
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Tokugawa Ieyasu had a troubled fate in his childhood, his own territory was eaten away, and he could only survive in the cracks, and he himself became a hostage in many rotations. Later, he received a good education in the Imakawa family, and he took the whole world step by step.
Tokugawa Ieyasu, the best thing he is at is to endure and wait. There is a story in which the sage asks, "How can a cuckoo make it sound when it doesn't want to bark?" Oda Nobunaga said he would kill him if he didn't bark; Toyotomi Hideyoshi lured him to do so; Tokugawa Ieyasu cautiously returned and waited for him to call.
His strategy was a simple "wait" word, but he eventually survived Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Maeda Toshiike, and finally climbed to the top at the age of 60.
It is said that the Japanese disliked this Sengoku hideyoshi very much because they thought that Tokugawa Ieyasu was a treacherous villain.
*Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu are known as the "Sengoku Sanei", and if you want to understand them and are not interested in watching boring history, try "E, Princesses of sengoku"~ ~
07 Date Masamune
One-Eyed Dragon Lord, expanding territory and economy
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The 17th governor of the Date clan, he was a military general in Izumi Domain (present-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture), and overlord of Oshu (present-day Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, and Akita). When he was a child, he was blinded in his right eye due to smallpox, and was known as "One-Eyed Dragon Zhengzong". He was appointed by Tokugawa Ieyasu as the first lord of sendai and devoted himself to the peace and prosperity of Sendai.
Date Masamune's achievements are actually not enough compared to the previous ones, and it can only be said that his understanding and communication skills of the situation are quite strong. He is famous mainly because of the sentence "Born twenty years early, you can compete with Nobunaga for the world" (later became black material...). ）
These are some of the most famous warriors in Japan during the Sengoku period, which one do you like the most?
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