The Shogun's Soldiers: Volume 2 - The Daily Life of Samurai and Soldiers in EDO Period Japan, 1603-1721

by Michael Fredholm Von Essen

Details the organization, arms, armor, dress, and daily life of samurai, soldiers, and commoners in Edo-period Japan.

Tokugawa Ieyasu's decisive victory at Sekigahara in 1600 concluded the civil wars, confirmed his position of military supremacy as sh?gun (generalissimo) of Japan, and inaugurated the Edo period (1600-1868), so named because Ieyasu after the battle established his capital in Edo (modern-day Tokyo). By then, Japan was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1804512508
• ISBN13: 9781804512500
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 9.5"