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Fujiwara no Sumitomo – The First Pirate King of Japan

Fujiwara no Sumitomo – The First Pirate King of Japan A lot of disruption was being caused by pirates in

Dazai Shoni Fujiwara Hirotsugu started a rebellion in Kyushu in August 740AD in an effort to dislodge undesirable influences within

Once regional lords got word about the deceitful killing of Shigenami many began to doubt the integrity of Takanobu. The

The first, and only time went to Hamamatsu and Okazaki it was on the same trip to meet up with

Thankyou for reading my work. This is an ongoing research project documenting the life of Takanobu Ryuzoji in English. I

Part 2 Baba Yorichika was a staunch Shoni loyalist and although the Baba clan and Ryuzoji clan had fought alongside

Did a kamikaze really rescue Japan in 1274? Apologies for jumping around a bit and interrupting the Ryuzoji Series. The

The Rise and Fall of the Ryuzoji Clan and the Bear of Hizen, Ryuzoji Takanobu. 龍造寺隆信 by Stuart Iles Part

By Stuart Iles This essay will discuss events of rapid political and economic change in Japan from the beginning of

Arita Town is located in the western part of Saga Prefecture. It borders Nagasaki Prefecture from the south-west to the

Part 4. Final. So, we finished off part 3 with a Buddhist priest named Anshin on a trade mission to

Part 3. Once Japanese mines became more efficient in extracting silver, production increased twofold. Local daimyo and merchants began trading

The Iwami Silver mine (Shimane Prefecture) was discovered in 1526 and quickly developed in 1527. Legend has it, Kamiya Jyutei,

Part 1. A passage in the Yatsushiro diaries notes that in 1546, Sagara Yoshishige, (1489-1546) daimyo of Higo (modern day

Before writing systems arrived in Japan, the only references we have about ancient Japan is from the Chinese. There is