is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial society Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character ? was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau.... of the 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.... . A retainer of the Toyotomi clan
Toyotomi clan
During the Sengoku period in 16th century Japan, the began to thrive. Originating in Owari Province, the Toyotomi served as retainers to the Oda clan throughout the Sengoku period.... , Shigenari fought at the Siege of Osaka
Siege of Osaka
The was a series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction. Divided into two stages , and lasting from 1614 to 1615, the siege put an end to the last major armed opposition to the shogunate's establishment.... (leading Toyotomi forces at the Battle of Imafuku
Battle of Imafuku
The was fought in late November of 1614 between the forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Toyotomi. This battle was one of the first of the series of battles fought near Osaka over the course of two years.... ) and died in battle.
