History of Asia

• Differences in castle form depending on the terrain

  * The image was borrowed from the Urabe Institute. This time, I would like to dig a little deeper into the form of the castle due to the terrain. Before I talk about this, I want to keep in mind ... Castle built in the mountains ⇒ Yamashiro Castle using hills ⇒ Hirayama Castle Castle

• Why did Japanese castles have stone walls but no stone walls?

  The mainstream of large buildings in the ancient civilizations of the world was stone. On the other hand, in Japan, Todaiji Even in a huge building like this, wooden construction is the mainstream. Stone is also used in Japanese castles, but the building itself was made of wood or soil with only

• Conditions for a Japanese castle called a famous castle

  Many of the modern castles are [ Meijo ] Is described as. Of course, there is no clear standard for being a famous castle. Since a castle is a military structure, it may be usually evaluated by military ingenuity. However, it is difficult for us amateurs to evaluate from such a viewpoint. How

• The origin of Japanese castles and the history of their evolution

  As you can see in the picture above, we see the castle tower sitting on a magnificent stone wall [ castle . ] You are thinking. However, it is only part of a building called a castle. The role of a castle varies depending on the time and region. This time, I would like to write about the history

• Tomoe Gozen, a vassal of Minamoto no Yoshinaka and also her

  In the article by Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Tomoe Gozen I touched on that. Tomoe Gozen is a vassal and mistress of Yoshinaka, and once he went to the battlefield, he was active as a general of the Kiso Yoshinaka army . ] Is written. However, [The Tale of the Heike] and [Genpei Jōsuiki] It is sai

• The descendants of Hiromoto Oe are surprising people! ?? The life that was good at the wisdom dedicated to the Kamakura Shogunate

  Taiga drama [ 13 Lords of Kamakura ] However, he is active as the confidant of Minamoto no Yoritomo [ Oe Hiromoto ] Made a great contribution to the early days of the Kamakura Shogunate. Among the Bando samurai who have many athletic clubs, they are in charge of political affairs and finances wi

• 4th generation Kamakura-dono [Kujo Yoritsune] A strange life at the mercy of a power struggle

  In the Kamakura Shogunate, the pedigree of Genji has ceased since the third generation, Minamoto no Sanetomo. In the 4th generation, a shogun was born from a house other than Genji. His name was Kujo Yoritsune, the third son of the Kujo Michiie of the regent Kampaku. So, this time, I would lik

• Fight for successor to the Muromachi Shogunate Shogunate

  In the middle of the Muromachi period, 8th Shogun Yoshimasa Ashikaga Is 1449-1473 I was in office. When he was inaugurated as a shogun, he tried to revive the policies of his grandfather Yoshimitsu and his father, and was actively involved in politics, but Tomiko Hino And Katsumoto Hosokawa

• Gekokujo pioneer Asakura Takakage and Onin War

  Speaking of Mr. Asakura, Nobunaga Oda Asakura Yoshikage who fought against The name comes out. Battle of Anegawa Then, Nagamasa Asai At the same time, Nobunaga was retreated, but since it was destroyed by Nobunaga in the battle of Ichijodani after that, I had the image of being a character

• Muromachi ・ The rebellion and rebellion of the common people that occurred frequently during the Warring States period

  In the history of the Warring States period, I mentioned that not only the daimyo but also the tsuchi-ikki occurred in various places, and that the nations rebellion by the nationals also occurred in Yamashiro. Today, Ive summarized the rebellion that occurred during the Muromachi and Sengoku peri

• Article summary and chronology of the Warring States period

  Since there are many articles, I tried to summarize the articles so that they can be searched easily later. Please use with the chronology. We will increase the number of links in the future. Since the various conflicts that occurred during the Warring States period in the Kanto region often invol

• Rokkaku's Warring States period, when he was fighting for supremacy in Kinai with Miyoshi

  Onin War When the aftermath of the nation spread throughout the country, people of the national people and people of the ranks such as Jizamurai took away the servants, public houses, and temples and shrines of the Muromachi Shogunate by force. The 9th Shogun Yoshihisa Ashikaga conquers Rokkaku

• Hosokawa Masamoto's coup d'etat

  In the turmoil of the Onin War, the looting of Rokkakus mansion, which ruled Omi, was overwhelming, so the 9th Shogun Yoshihisa conquered the Rokkaku, but died in the middle of his career. When that happens, the shogunate will again have a succession problem. Masamoto Hosokawa Was pushing Yosh

• Mr. Ouchi and Yoshitaka Ouchi, who boasted the greatest power in the West

  Mr. Ouchi was rare among Japanese daimyo and called himself a descendant of the Baekje royal family. From generation to generation, he became a guardian daimyo from the official who inherited Suo Kokufu, grew into a warring lord, and served as a guardian of Suo, Nagato, Iwami, Toyomae, and Chikuze

• Bunkokuho, the rise and decline of the prestigious Imagawa Kana Mokuroku

  Mr. Imagawa is Seiwa Genji Imakawa Yorikuni in the conflict between the North and South Dynasties Belongs to the Northern Court on the side of Takauji, and has been successful in various places. Thanks to this achievement, Tango / Tajima / Inaba Ordered to protect the Inaba Imagawa family As

• Gekokujo, the second generation of parents and children, the road to unification of Mino by Dosan Saito

  Gifu Castle, where Oda Nobunaga was based after the capture of Mino, was 1201 during the Kamakura period. Nikaido Administration Is said to have built a castle. In the Muromachi period, the guardian of Mino Province, Toki Shugodai Mr. Saito However, Inabayama Castle , which had been aba

• The appearance of Mr. Date, the male of Tohoku, and the battle for power in Tohoku

  The Tohoku region (Oshu) is Taira administration, Muromachi Shogunate Under the administration of the Kinki region, such as, because it was far from the center of the administration, an independent force was born. However, Kamakura Shogunate / Edo Shogunate In the Kanto region administration lik

• The Mikuni Prefectural Era of the Kyushu Region by Mr. Shimazu, Mr. Otomo, and Mr. Ryuzoji

  The Warring States period was a time when the whole of Japan was in a state of war. So far, I have introduced the situation in the Kanto, Tohoku, and Kinki regions, but I would like to look at the Kyushu and Shikoku regions as well. In the Kyushu region introduced today, it is also called [Kyush

• Sengoku period, Kyushu region's three countries

  1582 In the center, there was an incident in which Nobunaga Oda was struck by Akechi Mitsuhide due to the Honnoji Incident. At that time, in the Kyushu region, Shimazu, Otomo, Ryuzoji His daimyo family was working hard to take the hegemony of Kyushu. Shimazu and Mr. Otomo first collided with

• Yoshihisa Shimazu's Kyushu Campaign and Hideyoshi Toyotomi's Kyushu Subjugation Battle

  Mr. Ryuzoji Shimazu who defeated Will steadily promote the unification of Kyushu with the addition of the power of Kitakyushu. On the other hand, Mr. Otomo, who had been quiet in the first match by Mr. Shimazu, took advantage of the collapse of Mr. Ryuzoji and Tachibana Dosetsu . To invade the f