the ledger of connections
The Connections of Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645) Every person recorded alongside Miyamoto Musashi in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Miyamoto Musashi in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- Shinmen Munisai
- Children
- Miyamoto Mikinosuke, Miyamoto Kurotaro, Miyamoto Iori, Takemura Yoemon, Miyamoto Musashi's daughter
- Teachers
- Shinmen Munisai
- Students
- Terao Magonojō
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1584 to 1645.
Early Modern era
Christoph Jentzsch
April 13, 1599 – April 25, 1648
Historical figure
Early Modern era
Elizabeth I
September 7, 1533 – March 24, 1603
Queen whose reign made England a global power and cultural beacon
Early Modern era
Mary, Queen of Scots
December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 (1542–1587)
Early Modern era
Philip II of Spain
May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598
King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598
Early Modern era
Louis XIV
September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715
King of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 (1638-1715)
Early Modern era
Ivan the Terrible
August 25, 1530 – March 18, 1584
Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584
Early Modern era
Gustavus Adolphus
December 9, 1594 – November 6, 1632
Swedish king (regent 1611–1632) (1594–1632)
Early Modern era
Oliver Cromwell
April 25, 1599 – September 3, 1658
English military and political leader (1599–1658)
Early Modern era
Akbar
October 15, 1542 – October 15, 1605
The third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
Early Modern era
Shah Jahan
January 15, 1592 – January 22, 1666
The fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658
Early Modern era
Aurangzeb
November 3, 1618 – March 3, 1707
The sixth Mughal Emperor from 1658 to 1707
Early Modern era
Shivaji
February 19, 1627 – April 3, 1680
Indian Maratha king and founder of the Maratha Swaraj (Empire)