Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first of the Tokugawa Shogun, and third of the Three Great Unifiers of Japan. Born January 31 1543 at Okazaki Castle in Aichi Prefecture, the young Ieyasu, was sent as a hostage to the Imagawa clan by [...]

Toyotomi Hideyoshi ( February 1536 or March 17 1537-September 18, 1598) The second of the Three Great Unifiers of Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi began life as a foot-soldier who rose in the ranks to become a samurai, general, statesman and eventually ruler of Japan. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born in the [...]