The term "samurai" comes from the Japanese word saburau ... Two years after Hideyoshi's death in 1598, a provincial leader, Tokugawa Ieyasu, defeated Hideyoshi's armies and took control of ...

(NHK) airs a history drama titled “Dosuru Ieyasu” (The way of ... An exhibition titled “Legacy of the Tokugawa: The Glories and Treasures of the Last Samurai Dynasty” was held in the ...

Here’s what you need to know about Tokugawa Ieyasu and William Adams ... In recognition of his services, Adams was appointed the high samurai rank of Hatamoto in 1610. With this came land ...

When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in 1603, samurai military services were no longer required, and many ronin wandered the ...

The drama series depicts the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616). Takechiyo (who later becomes Tokugawa Ieyasu) was born as the son of a poor and powerless daimyo.

Samurai are the subject of ceaseless fascination ... but it’s not long before you become embroiled in a battle between Tokugawa Ieyasu, supernatural monsters, and Edward Kelley, another ...

After years of bitter strife, the aging samurai lord Tokugawa Ieyasu finally wrested power from Japan's many warring clans and unified them at the turn of the 17th century. Upon being proclaimed ...

His clan used information and ingenuity to take on powerful foes, even the shogun Ieyasu himself. Yukimura, a warrior feared by his enemies. Masayuki defeated the Tokugawa forces in the siege of ...

[Period covered: 1616] Kirigakure Saizo (Mist Saizo) returns for the final time as he sets out to assassinate Tokugawa Ieyasu in order to avenge the death of Lord Sanada Yukimura. But first he mus ...