A portrait of Toyotomi Hideyori, the final leader of the Toyotomi Clan. Source: Public Domain
A portrait of Tokugawa Senhime, granddaughter of Ieyasu and wife to Toyotomi Hideyori. She was fortunate enough to survive the capture and destruction of Osaka Castle in 1615. Source: Public Domain
A portrait of Yodo-dono, the mother of Toyotomi Hideyori and leading anti-Tokugawa partisan of the Toyotomi Clan. Source: Public Domain
An illustration of Osaka Castle as it likely appeared during the time of the Siege of Osaka. Source: Kobatotravel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A portrait of Sanada Yukimura, who ably led the defense of the first Siege of Osaka, driving back the shogunate army and sometimes leading charges which broke the siege lines. Source: Public Domain
A reconstructed model of the Sanada Maru fortress which Sanada Yukimura constructed and defended. Note the holes in the walls and gates, just large enough to insert an arquebus muzzle through. Source: うぃき野郎, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A woodblock print depicting the destruction of Osaka Castle after the shogunate succeeded in defeating the Toyotomi Clan. Source: Public Domain
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