The civil wars that broke out in central Japan in 1467 spread to most of the country in the next hundred years. As a result, all but a handful of those families that were great names in the land in 1450 were gon two centuries later. The Shimazu were the most notable survivors.
By 1500, in fact, a new generation of leader had begun to emerge, men of ta different stamp from those they had overtthrown: able, bold, ruthless, tas to be successful at such as time they had to be, but aware, too that in order to lead large armies, better organized and equipped. Many were innovators in methods of administration. Fifty years later three of them stand out, with qualities and the ambition to aspire to rule Japan as a whole. They were: Oda Nobumaga, Toyotomi
By 1500, in fact, a new generation of leader had begun to emerge, men of ta different stamp from those they had overtthrown: able, bold, ruthless, tas to be successful at such as time they had to be, but aware, too that in order to lead large armies, better organized and equipped. Many were innovators in methods of administration. Fifty years later three of them stand out, with qualities and the ambition to aspire to rule Japan as a whole. They were: Oda Nobumaga, Toyotomi