Japanese warriors killed in battle

16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga

Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period

thumb|Benkei by Kikuchi Yōsai , popularly known by the mononym Benkei (), was a Japanese warrior monk (sōhei) who lived in the latter years of the Heian Period (794–1185). Benkei led a varied life, first becoming a monk, then a mountain ascetic, and then a rogue warrior. He later came to respect and serve the famous warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune, also known as Ushiwakamaru. He is commonly depicted as a man of great strength and loyalty, and a popular subject of Japanese folklore showcased in many ancient and modern literature and productions.

12th century samurai

16th Century Commander and Legendary Warrior of the Sengoku Period

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Japanese military leader (1835-1869)

13th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate

Samurai of the Sengoku period (1501–1561)

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samurai who led one of the largest insurgent forces in the Heian period against the central government in Kyoto

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daimyo (1529-1584)

samurai (1540-1600)

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Japanese warrior

Samurai (1570-1600)

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Famous for his early death in single combat at the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani

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Japanese feudal lord

Japanese samurai

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officer under the Oda clan following Japan's 16th-century Sengoku period

samurai of the early Edo period. general under Toyotomi Hideyori, and fought in the Siege of Osaka

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daimyo

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Japanese samurai lord and senior retainer

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Japanese samurai (1555–1600)

General in the Genpei War

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samurai of the Sengoku period, a.k.a. Daigaku

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Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Oda clan

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Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period through early Azuchi-Momoyama Period, who was the fifth son of Oda Nobunaga

[本多忠朝] Daimyo in the early Edo period; lord of Otaki

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samurai (1553-1573)

samurai of the Sengoku period to Azuchi-Momoyama period