The ''Baghatur'' was a Western-style oared vessel gifted to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] by [[Tokugawa Yoshiatsu]], lord of [[Mito han]], on
The name of the ship derives from a [[Mongol]] term meaning roughly "hero" or "valiant warrior."
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...of Kawanakajima]] ([[1561]]) Akishige fought gallantly and bested a Takeda hero named [[Yasuma Hiroshige]] in one-on-one combat. He was personally rewarded
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...|right|thumb|320px|Monzaemon as seen in a [[Meiji period]] print depicting the seven legends of ''[[bunraku]]'']]
...helping establish or create art forms which would go on to become some of the most prominent and distinctive of Japan's traditional arts.
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...a general in service to the [[Southern Song Dynasty]], who was executed by the court, and later posthumously raised up as a paragon of [[Confucianism|Conf
...e them out of China by force. As this was an obstacle to the negotiations, the court arranged to have Yue Fei assassinated.
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...)|Chief of Home Affairs]] on [[Taiwan]], installed in [[1911]]-[[1912]] in the cities of [[Taipei]], [[Taichung]], and [[Tainan]].
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...o the ''[[ningyo joruri|ningyô jôruri]]'' or ''bunraku'' puppet theatre of the [[Edo period]].
...oto no Yoshitsune]]) as the hero, and Princess Jôruri (''Jôruri hime'') as the heroine.
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...h local legend presents him as a local hero, as though he were a member of the indigenous community of Hateruma, Miusuku and many of his prominent allies
...of Miusuku's children were appointed to official positions on Hateruma by the Shuri court.
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...h the roof of her weaving hall, causing Amaterasu to shut herself and thus the sunlight inside a cave until she could be later lured out.
...ight-headed serpent [[Yamata no Orochi|Orochi]], in whose corpse was found the imperial treasure sword [[Kusanagi]].
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...Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] and who later remained a prominent official in the Ryukyuan royal court.
...eventually returned to Ryûkyû, where he later became a prominent member of the royal court.
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...political position for himself - by agreeing to surrender to annexation by the Kingdom.
...independently engaging in trade, piracy, etc., thus regaining the trust of the [[Ming dynasty|Ming court]], as well as strengthening his own rule domestic
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...juro9.jpg|right|thumb|500px|Bronze sculpture of Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as the hero from ''[[Shibaraku]]'', in Asakusa]]
...tor of the [[bakumatsu]] and [[Meiji period]]s, and the creator/founder of the experimental ''[[katsureki]]'' mode of more realistic ''[[jidaimono]]'' (hi
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...th numerous other innovations, and is revered in South Korea as a national hero.
...er took the throne as [[King Taejong]] and Queen Wongyeong. He ascended to the throne himself at age 22, in 1418.
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..., however, was killed in the fighting; Gorô died later that same year.<ref>The brothers, Jûrô and Gorô, were born in [[1172]] and [[1174]], respectivel
...e surviving brother. Suketsune's son, Inubômaru, protested however, and in the end, Soga Gorô was formally executed.
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...may have been in some kind of official political contact with entities in the Japanese mainland from a very early time; records survive of [[tribute]] pa
The island is known for its prehistoric pottery, known as ''[[kamuiyaki]]''.
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...clan conflicts, or ''[[O-Ie Sodo|O-Ie Sôdô]]'' (御家騒動) to take place during the [[Edo period]].
...]], should become the ''daimyô''. Thus, Tsunamura became ''daimyô'', under the guardianship of his uncles, [[Date Munekatsu]] and [[Date Muneyoshi|Muneyos
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...awaii Press (2019), 57-58. Smits suggests that Akahachi may have come from the Honkawara lineage of ''wakô'', making him related to [[Gushikawa anji|Gush
...take advantage of the chaos and disunity, Akahachi proposed an invasion of the Miyako Islands. However, [[Nakasone Toyomiya|Nakasone ''Toyomiya'']] led a
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[[File:Grave-atsumori.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The grave of Atsumori at [[Suma]], near [[Kobe]].]]
...o-Tani]], as related in the "Death of Atsumori" chapter of the ''[[Tale of the Heike]]''. This chapter has inspired numerous [[Noh]], [[kabuki]], and [[ni
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[[File:Matsumoto-koshiro7.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A bust of Kôshirô at the [[Kabuki-za]]]]
...o his sons and grandsons, the most celebrated actors of the latter half of the 20th century.
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::''"Emperor Taizong" redirects here. For the emperor of the [[Song Dynasty]] by this name, see [[Emperor Taizong of Song]].''
...apanese [[Taika Reforms]] of [[645]], for example, were based closely upon the Tang Code.
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...nd, later, Nakagusuku. He supported [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], first king of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], in his conquest of [[Hokuzan]] a
...later, uniting Okinawa Island, ending the [[Sanzan Period]], and founding the unified Kingdom of Ryûkyû.
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...VII) at [[Narita-san Shinsho-ji|Narita-san Shinshô-ji]], family temple of the [[Ichikawa family]]]]
...iban|Kabuki Jûhachiban]]'', a collection of the eighteen greatest plays in the repertoire.
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[[Image:Kiyochika - Asakusa.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The [[Asakusa]] area of Tokyo, in a print by Kobayashi Kiyochika]]
...l from an earlier age, a minor hero whose best efforts to adapt ukiyo-e to the new world of Meiji Japan were not quite enough"<ref>Lane. p193.</ref>.
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...he First Emperor of Qin, at the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Extension building of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum]]
...nown for a number of famous accomplishments, including the construction of the [[Great Wall of China|Great Wall]], a national road system, and a great tom
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...xinga-stainglass.JPG|right|thumb|400px|A scene from the [[kabuki]] play "[[The Battles of Coxinga]]," as seen in a Taishô period stained glass decoration
...g the National [i.e. Imperial] Surname") historically, the Japanese play ''The Battles of Coxinga'' changes this to 国性爺 (roughly, "Lord bearing Nati
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[[Image:Yasukuni.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The main worship hall (''haiden'') and ''chûmon [[torii]]''.]]
...tance. A bronze statue of [[Omura Masujiro|Ômura Masujirô]] stands between the two.]]
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...in the 1850s. His abilities in Western languages allowed him to rise up in the ranks unusually quickly or easily, and to be granted this position.<ref nam
...|Matsumura Sôkon]].<ref>Andreas Quast, "[http://ryukyu-bugei.com/?p=1019 A hero for one, a traitor for others]," ''Ryukyu-Bugei'', 18 August 2012.</ref>
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...ach of the plotters had in his estimation, one more piece of evidence that the men involved were not all acting out of loyalty to a failed lord), showed a
...Ako Incident, and there seems no reason to doubt that he was simply making the most of his last few months on earth”.
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...iji period]] political activist for Okinawan rights, one of the leaders of the [[Freedom and People's Rights Movement]] (''Jiyû minken undô'').
...rsity of Tokyo|Tokyo Imperial University]]. His thesis paper, completed in the Imperial College of Agricultural Science, was a study of fertilizer use in
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...en historical figure, any given figure owned and used multiple swords over the course of their lives.
...often hold for these items. Nicknames always refers to the sword, never to the smith.
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[[File:Anjincho.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Stone marker at the former site of Adams' [[Edo]] mansion]]
...h navigator who settled in Japan. He is now famous as the prototype of the hero of James Clavell's quasi-historical novel [[James Clavell's Shogun|''Shogun
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...ku.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Mannequin of Ichikawa Danjûrô XII as Sukeroku, at the Edo-Tokyo Museum.]]
...[[Ichikawa Danjuro|Ichikawa Danjûrô]] line of actors, it is counted among the ''[[kabuki juhachiban|Kabuki Jûhachiban]]''.
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[[Image:Japansociety.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The ''[[machiya]]''-inspired Japan Society headquarters by architect Yoshimura
...the Society has worked with numerous very prominent individuals, from HIH the Shôwa Emperor, Henry Kissinger, and former US President Bill Clinton, to c
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...e:Katsuren.JPG|right|thumb|400px|The ruins of Katsuren castle as seen from the fourth enclosure, with a marker identifying it as a [Nationally Designated]
...castle, [[Amawari]], was defeated by the armies of the royal government of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]].
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...onal hero; a statue of him erected in [[1900]] in the main public plaza at the [[Tokyo Imperial Palace]] remains a major sight today.
...ordered the castle torched and slipped out under cover of night, tricking the Hôjô into believing that he had committed suicide. Prince Morinaga parted
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...ma]] island group in the southern portion of [[Okinawa prefecture]] and of the [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryukyu]] island chain.
...t distance to the south, along with [[Minna Island]], are also included in the group.
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*''Titles: General-in-Chief of the Union Army (1864-1869), President of the United States (1869-1877)''
...epresentative of the United States in any respect, his visit was viewed by the [[Meiji government]] as an important diplomatic opportunity.
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...noa Department of Theatre and Dance. Accessed 20 November 2010.</ref> and "The Vengeful Sword"<ref>[http://www.hawaii.edu/theatre/stage/stage00.htm Kenned
...s possessed by it, and goes on a killing spree, killing nearly everyone in the brothel.
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[[File:Tokyo-yakei.JPG|right|thumb|400px|Tokyo as seen from the roof of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower]]
...ion. The [[Izu Islands]] which stretch south from Tokyo proper, along with the distant [[Ogasawara Islands]], are also administered as part of Tokyo Metro
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...suga Shrine]] in [[Kagoshima]], at the former site of the docks from which the Satsuma fleet departed for [[Yamakawa]].]]
...ngdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]'s status as a vassal state under Satsuma. The invasion itself involved few casualties, as Ryûkyû had little military st
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==The Legend==
...ar of Inabayama). Some time later, probably in [[1573]], Hideyoshi adopted the surname Hashiba, which he created by borrowing characters from two ranking
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