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The Battle of Okehazama — 25,000 vs 2,000: Why Did the Greatest Upset of the Sengoku Era Happen?

In 1560 Oda Nobunaga struck Imagawa Yoshimoto's camp with only 2,000 men and slew him at Okehazama, the Sengoku era's greatest upset, told in multiple theories.
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The Battle of Nagashino — The Myth of the Three-Rank Volley and the Collapse of the Takeda Army: A Decisive Battle That Overturns the Received View of Sengoku Warfare

In 1575 Oda and Tokugawa crushed Takeda Katsuyori at Nagashino. Was the three-rank volley real? The mainstream view and multiple theories, examined in depth.
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Mōri Motonari — From an Aki Kokujin to the Conqueror of the Chūgoku Region: The Greatest Strategist of the Sengoku Era, Called the “God of Strategy”

Life of Mori Motonari, the Sengoku strategist called God of Strategy who rose from an Aki kokujin to ruler of six Chugoku provinces, told in multiple theories.
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The Battle of Mikatagahara — Ieyasu’s Only Great Defeat of His Life, and What Shingen’s Westward Campaign Left Behind

In 1572 Takeda Shingen routed Tokugawa Ieyasu at Mikatagahara, the only great defeat of his life. The famous myths and multiple theories, examined in depth.
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The Kanegasaki Retreat — Nobunaga’s Greatest Crisis: His Brother-in-Law’s Betrayal and a Desperate Withdrawal

In 1570 Azai Nagamasa's betrayal caught Oda Nobunaga in a pincer at Kanegasaki. Nobunaga's greatest crisis and desperate retreat, told in multiple theories.
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The Battle of Inabayama Castle — A Seven-Year Conquest of Mino, and the Day Nobunaga Proclaimed “Tenka Fubu”

In 1567 Oda Nobunaga captured Inabayama Castle, completing a 7-year conquest of Mino and proclaiming Tenka Fubu. Mainstream view and multiple theories explored.
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The Battle of Anegawa — Behind the “Great Victory” Myth: The True Decisive Battle of Nobunaga and Ieyasu Against the Azai and Asakura

In 1570 Oda and Tokugawa clashed with Azai and Asakura at Anegawa. Was it really a great victory? The mainstream view and multiple theories, analyzed in depth.
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Shimazu Yoshihiro — How Did the “Demon Shimazu” Keep Defeating Great Armies with Few Troops? The Retreat and the Theories

The life of Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535-1619), the "Demon Shimazu": Kizakihara, Mimikawa, Okitanawate, Sacheon, and the Shimazu Retreat at Sekigahara, in theories.
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Matsunaga Hisahide — A Villain of the Sengoku, or an Exaggerated False Charge? The Truth of the Master of Yamato and Innovator of Castle-Building

Matsunaga Hisahide, the Sengoku villain of the "three evils": killing his lord and the shogun, burning Todai-ji, his castles, and the false-charge theory.
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Hashiba Hidenaga — Chancellor of the Toyotomi Regime and the Yamato Dainagon: The Hidden Driving Force Behind Hideyoshi’s Unification of Japan

Hashiba Hidenaga, brother of Hideyoshi and the de facto number two of the Toyotomi regime: the Yamato Dainagon whose 1591 death shook the regime, in theories.