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Matsui Munenobu
was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was also known as Matsui Gohachirō. Born the son of Matsui Sadamune, he was a retainer of the Imagawa clan. After the death of his brother in the year Eiroku-2 (1559), he became lord of Futamata Castle in Tōtōmi Province. The next year, he joined Imagawa Yoshimoto's army on its march to Kyoto, and was killed en route by Oda forces at the Battle of Okehazama in 1560. His son, Munetsune, would go on to serve the Takeda Clan. Family *Matsui Sadamune (:Ja:松井貞宗): Father *Matsui Nobushige (:Ja:松井 信薫): Brother *Matsui Munetsune (:Ja:松井 宗恒): Son Notes External linksPicture of Matsui's Grave (text in Japanese) Samurai 1560 deaths Year of birth unknown {{samurai-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sengoku Period
The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the Ashikaga shogunate. Various samurai warlords and Japanese clans, clans fought for control over Japan in the power vacuum, while the emerged to fight against samurai rule. The Nanban trade, arrival of Europeans in 1543 introduced the arquebus into Japanese warfare, and Japan ended its status as a Tributary system of China, tributary state of China in 1549. Oda Nobunaga dissolved the Ashikaga shogunate in 1573 and launched a war of political unification by force, including the Ishiyama Hongan-ji War, until his death in the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582. Nobunaga's successor Toyotomi Hideyoshi completed his campaign to unify Japan and consolidated his rule with numerous influential reforms. Hideyoshi launched the Japanese invasions of Korea (159 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They had high prestige and special privileges such as wearing two swords and '' Kiri-sute gomen'' (right to kill anyone of a lower class in certain situations). They cultivated the '' bushido'' codes of martial virtues, indifference to pain, and unflinching loyalty, engaging in many local battles. Though they had predecessors in earlier military and administrative officers, the samurai truly emerged during the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1185 to 1333. They became the ruling political class, with significant power but also significant responsibility. During the 13th century, the samurai proved themselves as adept warriors against the invading Mongols. During the peaceful Edo period (1603 to 1868), they became the stewards and chamberlains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsui Munetsune
Matsui (written: 松井 or 松居) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Airi Matsui (born 1996), Japanese model, actress and former idol * Akihiko Matsui, Japanese videogame designer * Bob Matsui (1941–2005), US California Congressman * Daijiro Matsui, Japanese mixed martial arts fighter * Daisuke Matsui (born 1981), Japanese footballer * Doris Matsui (born 1944), US congresswoman from California, widow of Bob Matsui * Eri Matsui, Japanese fashion designer *, Japanese artist * , Japanese former professional baseball player * Iwane Matsui (1878–1948), Japanese general and war criminal * Jurina Matsui (born 1997), Japanese singer, SKE48 * , Japanese former professional baseball player *, Japanese badminton player * Keiko Matsui (born 1961), Japanese smooth jazz musician * KJ Matsui, Japanese basketball player for Columbia University *, Japanese politician *, Japanese handball player * , Japanese professional baseball player * Mitsuru Matsui, Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsui Nobushige
Matsui (written: 松井 or 松居) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Airi Matsui (born 1996), Japanese model, actress and former idol * Akihiko Matsui, Japanese videogame designer * Bob Matsui (1941–2005), US California Congressman * Daijiro Matsui, Japanese mixed martial arts fighter * Daisuke Matsui (born 1981), Japanese footballer * Doris Matsui (born 1944), US congresswoman from California, widow of Bob Matsui * Eri Matsui, Japanese fashion designer *, Japanese artist * , Japanese former professional baseball player * Iwane Matsui (1878–1948), Japanese general and war criminal * Jurina Matsui (born 1997), Japanese singer, SKE48 * , Japanese former professional baseball player *, Japanese badminton player * Keiko Matsui (born 1961), Japanese smooth jazz musician * KJ Matsui, Japanese basketball player for Columbia University *, Japanese politician *, Japanese handball player * , Japanese professional baseball player * Mitsuru Matsui, Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Okehazama
The took place in June 1560 in Owari Province, located in today's Aichi Prefecture. In this battle, the heavily outnumbered Oda clan troops commanded by Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running warlords in the Sengoku period. Background In 1560, Imagawa Yoshimoto, a powerful warlord who controlled Suruga, Tōtōmi, and Mikawa Provinces amassed an army of 25,000 men to march on Kyoto to challenge the increasingly weak and ineffective Ashikaga shogunate for control of the country. The army followed the route of the Tōkaidō highway, and crossed from Mikawa into Owari province, which had recently been united by local warlord Oda Nobunaga. Prelude The Imagawa forces quickly overran the Oda's border fortresses of Washizu, Matsudaira forces led by Matsudaira Motoyasu took Marune fortress, and Yoshimoto set up camp at Dengakuhazama, located in the village of Okehazama, just outside of what is now the city of Nagoya. In oppositio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsui Sadamune
Matsui (written: 松井 or 松居) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Airi Matsui (born 1996), Japanese model, actress and former idol * Akihiko Matsui, Japanese videogame designer * Bob Matsui (1941–2005), US California Congressman * Daijiro Matsui, Japanese mixed martial arts fighter * Daisuke Matsui (born 1981), Japanese footballer * Doris Matsui (born 1944), US congresswoman from California, widow of Bob Matsui * Eri Matsui, Japanese fashion designer *, Japanese artist * , Japanese former professional baseball player * Iwane Matsui (1878–1948), Japanese general and war criminal * Jurina Matsui (born 1997), Japanese singer, SKE48 * , Japanese former professional baseball player *, Japanese badminton player * Keiko Matsui (born 1961), Japanese smooth jazz musician * KJ Matsui, Japanese basketball player for Columbia University *, Japanese politician *, Japanese handball player * , Japanese professional baseball player * Mitsuru Matsui, Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the city had a population of 1.46 million. The city is the cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people. Kyoto is one of the oldest municipalities in Japan, having been chosen in 794 as the new seat of Japan's imperial court by Emperor Kanmu. The original city, named Heian-kyō, was arranged in accordance with traditional Chinese feng shui following the model of the ancient Chinese capital of Chang'an/Luoyang. The emperors of Japan ruled from Kyoto in the following eleven centuries until 1869. It was the scene of several key events of the Muromachi period, Sengoku period, and the Boshin War, such as the Ōnin War, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imagawa Yoshimoto
was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) in the Sengoku period Japan. Based in Suruga Province, he was known as . he was one of the three ''daimyōs'' that dominated the Tōkaidō region. He died in 1560 while marching to Kyoto to become Shōgun. He was killed in the village of Dengakuhazama in Okehazama by Oda Nobunaga. Early life and succession Yoshimoto was born in 1519, the third son of Imagawa Ujichika of the Imagawa clan-which claimed descent from Emperor Seiwa (850–880). His childhood name was Yosakimaru (芳菊丸). His family branched from Minamoto clan by the Ashikaga clan. As he was not the eldest son, he was not an heir to his father's lordship. As a result, the young boy was sent to a temple where his name was changed to or . In 1536, his older brother Ujiteru died suddenly, unleashing successional disputes. His elder half-brother, , tried to seize the lordship, but the clan split into two factions. Yoshimoto's faction argued he was the rightful heir be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
