Siege of Osaka
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The siege of Osaka was a series of battles undertaken by the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, ending in that clan's destruction. Divided into two stages, the winter campaign and
Osakarakuzyou
Toyotomi Hideyori
Yodo-dono, Hideyori's mother played a crucial role throughout the siege.
Siege of Osaka, 17th century Japanese painting commissioned by Kuroda Nagamasa, depicting 5071 people and 21 generals.
Tokugawa shogunate
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The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Edo shogunate, was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
Siege of Osaka
…The siege of Osaka (大坂の役, Ōsaka no Eki; or, more commonly, 大坂の陣 Ōsaka no Jin) was a series of battles undertaken by the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, ending in that clan's destruction. Divided into two stages, the winter campaign and the summer campaign, it lasted from 1614…
Samurai of the Shimazu clan
Edo Castle, 17th century
An ukiyo-e by Yoshitoshi depicting the scene when Ieyasu had an audience with Emperor Go-Yōzei
Dutch trading post in Dejima, c. 1805