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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.

2026.07.20

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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.

2026.07.20

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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.

2026.07.20

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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.

2026.07.20

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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.

2026.07.18

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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.

2026.07.18

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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.

2026.07.18

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Ashikaga Yoshiaki — The Last Shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate, Banished by Nobunaga: The Gonaisho Diplomacy He Never Gave Up and the Twenty Years of the Tomo Shogunate

The life of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the last Muromachi shogun. Championed by Nobunaga then banished, he built the anti-Nobunaga encirclement and the Tomo Shogunate.

2026.07.18

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Amago Tsunehisa — The Restorer of the Izumo Amago Clan, the “Schemer Sage”: How Did He Reclaim Gassan-Toda Castle? Theories and a Life

The life of Amago Tsunehisa (1458-1541), the Schemer Sage who restored the Izumo Amago clan: his 1486 recapture of Gassan-Toda Castle and fall, in six theories.

2026.07.18

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Sanada Yukimura (Nobushige) — The Greatest Warrior in Japan, the Hero Who Cornered Ieyasu at the Siege of Osaka

Sanada Yukimura, the greatest warrior in Japan, charged Ieyasu's command post three times at the Summer Siege of Osaka. His last stand, in multiple theories.

2026.07.18

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