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Chousokabe Motochika (1539-1599) was the Daimyo of the Chosokabe family and eventual vassal to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Motochika rose to rule Tosa and, for a short time, the whole Shikoku. Date Masamune (1567-1636) was the heir of a long line of powerful Daimyo in the Tohoku region. Masamune was an outstanding tactician and was made into an iconic figure for his missing eye. He was often called “Dokuganryu”, which means the “One-Eyed Dragon".

Maeda Keiji (1543-1612) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku Period through early Edo Period. Keiji was known to be very wild, famously known for riding his horse, Matsukaze, into a battle and brandishing a two-pronged spear.Although there is not a picture of Keiji left today, he was known to be a great looking guy.

Mouri Motonari (1497-1571) was a prominent Daimyo in the west Chugoku region of Japan during the Sengoku Period in the 16th century. Motonari led the clan by carefully balancing actions and diplomacy. Eventually, Motonari controlled the entire Chugoku area.

Naoe Kenetsugu (1560-1620) was a Japanese samurai of the 16th-17th centuries. Kanetsugu was famed for his service to two generations of the Uesugi Daimyo. Kenetsugu first served for Kenshin. Kenetsugu served for Kagekatsu, son of Kenshin's, after Kenshin passed.

Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku Period of Japanese history. Since Nobunaga was 15 years old, he lived a life of continuous military conquest, eventually conquering a third of Japanese Daimyo before his death in 1582.

Sanada Yukimura (1567-1615) was also called “A Hero who may appear once in hundred years” and “crimson demon of war”. Even though he failed to conquer the country, Yukimura was arguably the most talented samurai in the Japanese history.

Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535-1619) was the 2nd son of Shimazu Takahisa. He served in many of his brother's, Yoshihisa, campaigns. Well documented for leading 300 men to defeat Ito Yoshisuke’s 3000-men army in a battle called the “Okehazama of Kyushu”.

Takeda Shingen (1521-1573) was a preeminent Daimyo of Shinano and Kai Provinces during the Sengoku Era in the Japanese history. Shingen was a Daimyo or feudal lord with military prestige who sought for the control of Japan in the late Sengoku period. His biggest rival was Kenshin Uesugi, also known to be one of the greatest samurai in the Japanese history.

Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578) was a Daimyo who ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan. He is famed for his prowess on the battlefield, his military expertise and strategy, and his belief in the god of war known as “Bishamonten”. He is also well known as the great rival of Takeda Shingen.