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• Kote
  ''Kote'' are a piece of Japanese armor which protects the lower arm. ...andard to wear protection on both arms, and this remained standard through the [[Edo period]], and into martial arts practices today.
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• Sudo Shuntaro
  ...u at [[Totsuka]] [[shukuba|post-station]] on [[1853]]/11/22 in revenge for the death of their father, Sudô Kyûemon. ...the case on [[1854]]/2/6 and acquitted the brothers. On 5/29 of that year, the brothers were honored by their lord, [[Matsudaira Tsunenori]], for their su
  690 bytes (85 words) - 03:00, 17 December 2019
• Iriki-in Shigetaka
  ...of [[Shimazu Yoshitora]]. He was adopted into first the [[Ei clan]], then the [[Iriki-In clan|Iriki-In]], where he succeeded [[Iriki-in Shigetoki]], who [[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]
  670 bytes (82 words) - 14:52, 31 October 2017
• Fujiwara no Shunzei
  The ''[[Senzai-shu|Senzai-shû]]'', compiled in [[1188]], is among his famous c *Andreas Quast, ''Okinawan Samurai: The Instructions of a Royal Official to his Only Son'', Baden-Württemberg, Ger
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• Kodama Naritada
  Naritada was the 2nd son of [[Kodama Motozane]] and became the head of the [[Kodama clan|Kodama family]]. He was a popular and effective administrator [[Category:Samurai]]
  621 bytes (83 words) - 18:03, 1 August 2014
• Kinoshita Katsutoshi
  ...d was dispossessed after the latter's defeat. He retired to [[Kyoto]] with the name Chôshôshi and produced a number of books relating to [[waka]] (31 sy [[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Artists and Artisans]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]
  746 bytes (93 words) - 03:13, 16 January 2019
• Honda Hirotaka
  ...mi]] army in its invasion of [[Kyushu]]. There he distinguished himself at the brief battle for [[Ganjaku castle]] in [[Buzen province]]. [[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]
  736 bytes (98 words) - 16:35, 4 September 2016
• Kotohira Shrine
  ...is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Kagawa prefecture]], likely the most famous on the entire island of [[Shikoku]]. ...s today dedicated to the deity [[Omononushi|Ômononushi no mikoto]], and to the spirit of [[Emperor Sutoku]].
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• Kan'ei shoka keizuden
  ...Period"<ref>Berry. p234.</ref> was the first compilation of genealogies of the daimyô and ''[[hatamoto]]'' families. ...n [[1643]], the ''Kan'ei shoka keizuden'' covered the genealogies of 1,419 samurai families in two sets of 186 volumes (one set in Japanese, one in Chinese).
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• Oguri Tadamasa
  ...inance commissioner, and later military commissioner, in the last years of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. ...the [[1860 Japanese Embassy to the United States|first Japanese embassy to the US]] in [[1860]].
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• Shimazu Hisachika
  ...Iwami Hisachika was a late [[Edo period]] ''[[karo|karô]]'' in service to the [[Shimazu clan]] lords of [[Kagoshima han]]. He led the [[1850]] [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo|Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]] on their [[1
  815 bytes (91 words) - 06:48, 18 August 2020
• Oyama Takatomo
  ...he latter. Takatomo's second son [[Yuki Harutomo|Harutomo]] was adopted by the former's brother Masakatsu. [[Category:Samurai]]
  653 bytes (86 words) - 11:02, 4 April 2017
• Hashiguchi Denzo
  Hashiguchi Denzô was a [[Satsuma han]] retainer involved in the [[1862]] [[Teradaya Incident]]. ...o put an end to the plot. Hashiguchi was killed by [[Narahara Shigeru]] in the resulting fight.
  810 bytes (108 words) - 19:52, 6 June 2020
• Kawamura Zuiken
  Kawamura Zuiken was an [[Edo period]] timber merchant who rose to samurai status. ...courier, he amassed a fortune through dealings in timber futures following the [[Meireki Fire]] of [[1657]]. He also became involved in public works proje
  612 bytes (82 words) - 11:05, 20 March 2014
• Nejime Shigetake
  ...toshi]]. He was the 16th head of his family and was at first a retainer of the [[Kimotsuki clan|Kimotsuki]] of [[Osumi province|Ôsumi]] (Shigetake's [[Ne [[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]
  576 bytes (77 words) - 11:21, 22 December 2015
• Kagekiyo
  ...gekiyo'' is a [[Noh]] play by [[Zeami]], centering on the [[Taira clan]] [[samurai]] [[Taira no Kagekiyo]]. ...ow comes around looking for him, and finds him living as a blind beggar in the countryside.
  721 bytes (103 words) - 13:46, 20 February 2014
• Baba Nobufusa
  ...son of Kyôraishi Nobuyasu (教来石信保) and eventually succeeded Baba Torasada, the latter having been killed by [[Takeda Nobutora]]. He was at first known as ...ho'' (侍大将) and at this time changed his name to Baba Nobufusa and recieved the title of ''Minbu no shô''.
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• Kuroda Kiyotaka
  ...taka was the 2nd [[Prime Minister]] of Japan, and before that, director of the [[Hokkaido Development Bureau]]. ...of the Hokuriku Pacification Supervisory Division (北陸鎮撫総監府), and fought in the [[Battle of Hakodate]].
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• Kiyokawa Hachiro
  ==The life of Kiyokawa Hachirô== ...n Kiyokawa village in [[Shonai han]] as a son of a [[Goshi|Gôshi]] (rural Samurai). Disinterested in his family's ''Sake'' brewing business, he travelled to
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• Oda Nobunori
  ...0, he was succeeded by his adopted son [[Oda Nobutami]], who had been born the son of [[Kuroda Nagamoto]], lord of [[Akizuki han]]. [[Category:Samurai]]
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