The came at the end of the Sengoku period in Japan, when the political unification that preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate took place.... through early Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.... . The son of Katakura Kagetsuna
Katakura Kagetsuna
was a Japanese samurai of the late Sengoku period. Also known by his court title, Bicchu no Kami , or more commonly, as Katakura Kojuro. Together with Oniniwa Tsunamoto and Date Shigezane, Kagetsuna was known as one of the "Three Great Men of the Date Clan".... , Shigenaga was the 2nd man to bear the common name Kojuro
Katakura Kojuro
was the common name of the head of the Japanese Katakura clan, who served as senior retainers to the Date clan. Following the Date clan's move into Sendai han, they were granted holdings at Shiroishi Castle , which they held through the start of the Meiji Era.... . His name was originally Shigetsuna; however, to avoid conflict with the 4th shogun Ietsuna
Tokugawa Ietsuna
was the fourth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan who was in office from 1651 to 1680. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, thus making him the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.... 's name, he changed it to Shigenaga. In 1614, he took part in the Osaka Campaign, fighting Goto Matabei at Domyoji Temple.
was a Japanese samurai, second son of the Sengoku period daimyo Sanada Masayuki . His proper name was Sanada Nobushige , named after Takeda Shingen's younger brother Takeda Nobushige who was a brave and respected warrior.... , and following the Osaka Campaign, Shigenaga assisted many of the masterless former Sanada retainers.
was a Japanese samurai of the early Edo period, who served as a senior retainer of the Date clan of Sendai han. Bore the same name as his great-grandfather.... .
