Warlord

Warlord is a pejorative term that refers to one who has de facto military control of a subnational area by virtue of a military force which is personally obedient to that warlord.

Historical warlordism in Japan

During most of the 16th century, before the Tokugawa era, Japan was tormented by repeated wars among rival warlords (see Sengoku Era). Each warlord had several castles, neighbouring land with peasants, and a private army of samurai.

Related Topics:
16th century - Tokugawa - Japan - Sengoku Era - Castle - Peasant - Samurai

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Among the most powerful were:

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• Oda Nobunaga
• Uesugi Kenshin
• Takeda Shingen
• Hojo Soun
• Toyotomi Hideyoshi