The reigns of shoguns Tokugawa Ieshige and Tokugawa Ieharu caused further weakness in the Bakufu at a critical time. Rampant corruption was encouraged by one chief of the Roju named Tanuma Okitsugu. The Great Tenmei Famine, however, would bring all of his schemes crashing down.
After campaigning in Shikoku and Kyushu, the only remaining regions still just outside of Hideyoshi’s grasp were Kanto and Tohoku, who would both soon be brought into line.
Rival daimyo holding long-term grudges and engaging in massive feuds was a common feature of Sengoku Jidai, but there were two daimyo in particular whose rivalry would become the stuff of legend.
This episode broadly covers the developments in the Imagawa, Takeda, and Uesugi Clans during the first half of the 1500s.
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