callings of the archive

Bushi Biographies

Every archived life recorded as bushi, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Medieval era

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

1159 – June 15, 1189

Samurai of the late Heian and early Kamakura period

Modern era

Saigo Takamori

January 23, 1828 – September 24, 1877

Samurai of the Satsuma domain, supreme commander of Japanese army, one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (1828-1877)

Medieval era

Minamoto no Yoritomo

May 9, 1147 – February 9, 1199

1st shogun of the Kamakura shogunate (1147–1199)