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Sekigahara 1600: The Final Struggle For Power

By Anthony Bryant

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
1995
ISBN
1855323958, 9781855323957
Open Library ID
OL8992865M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
51 MB (53996855 bytes)
Series
Campaign 040
Pages
96\103
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Sekigahara was the most decisive battle in Japanese history. Fought against the ritualised and colourful backdrop of Samurai life, it was the culmination of a long-standing power struggle between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Hashiba Hideyoshi, two of the most powerful men in Japan. Armies of the two sides met on the plain of Sekigahara on 21 October 1600, in thick fog and deep mud. By the end of the day 40,000 heads had been taken and Ieyasu was master of Japan. Within three years the Emperor would grant him the title he sought – Shogun. This title describes the campaign leading up to this great battle and examines Sekigahara, including the forces and personalities of the two major sides and that of the turncoat Kobayakawa Hideaki.

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