Katō Kiyomasa
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Katō Kiyomasa was a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. His court title was Higo no Kami. His name as a child was Yashamaru, and first name was Toranosuke. He was one of Hideyoshi'
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Katō Kiyomasa's birthplace monument（Nakamura-ku, Nagoya）
Kiyomasa hunting a tiger in Korea. Tiger hunting was a common pastime for the samurai during the war.
Katakama yari ("single-sided sickle spear") spearhead used by Kiyomasa in tiger hunting. Tokyo National Museum
Imjin War
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The Imjin War was a series of two Japanese invasions of Korea: an initial invasion in 1592 also individually called the "Imjin War", a brief truce in 1596 between the conflicts, followed by a second i
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…land in Higo, roughly half of the province, and Kumamoto Castle as his provincial residence. Kiyomasa was one of the three senior commanders during the Seven-Year (Imjin) War (1592–1598) against the Korean Joseon. Together with Konishi Yukinaga, he captured Seoul, Busan and many other cities. He defeated the last of the…
The Japanese landing at Busan
Japanese infantry employing fusillade tactics using tanegashima matchlocks
Japanese arquebuses of the Edo period
Joseon seungja chongtong hand cannon