Japan
During most of the 16th century, before the Tokugawa era, Japan was tormented by repeated wars among rival warlords (see Sengoku Era). Each warlord had several castles, neighbouring land with peasants and a private army of samurai.
- Oda Nobunaga
- Uesugi Kenshin
- Takeda Shingen
- Hōjō Sōun
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Date Masamune
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Akechi Mitsuhide
- Sanada Yukimura
- Asakura Yoshikage
- Shibata Katsuie
- Azai Nagamasa
- Mōri Motonari
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