Tag: Uesugi

Triumph at Nagashino, Disaster at Tedorigawa

August 3, 2023 justin-david-hebert Azuchi-Momoyama, Season 10 Comments Off on Triumph at Nagashino, Disaster at Tedorigawa
Season 10, Episode 2: Triumph at Nagashino, Disaster at Tedorigawa
A large six-screen painting of the Battle of Nagashino. The Oda Clan is on the left, note the prominent position of their arquebusiers. Public Domain
A close up of the same screen painting, focused on the gunners. Public domain
A modern re-enactment of an arquebus volley at the annual Nagashino Festival. Source: Bariston, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A close-up portrait of Uesugi Kenshin from Risenji Temple. The Battle of Tedorigawa was the last time he would lead troops on the field. Public Domain

Sengoku “States” Part I

March 27, 2023 justin-david-hebert Season 9, Sengoku Jidai Comments Off on Sengoku “States” Part I

This episode broadly covers the developments in the Imagawa, Takeda, and Uesugi Clans during the first half of the 1500s.

The Rise of Hojo

March 16, 2023 justin-david-hebert Season 9, Sengoku Jidai Comments Off on The Rise of Hojo
Season 9, Episode 4: The Rise of Hojo
Suruga Province (in red) was the primary domain of the Imagawa Clan, whom Ise Shinkuro fought for and won his early influence. Source: Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Izu Province (in red), where Hojo Soun installed himself as shugo during the succession troubles of the Kanto Kubo. Source: Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sagami Province (in red), where Hojo Soun would gradually conquer until both it and Izu to its south were both part of the Hojo domain. Source: Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Musashi Province (in red), where the ongoing struggles of the Uesugi clan made for a tempting expansion target for Hojo Soun. Source: Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A statue commemorating Hojo Soun’s conquest of Odawara Castle by attaching torches to cattle horns to mimic the sight of a huge army. Source: Public Domain
A portrait of Hojo Soun inhis later years in the habit of a Buddhist monk. Source: Public Domain