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Hōjō Ujiyasu: The Daimyo Who Built a Sengoku Powerhouse and Defied Japan's Greatest Warlords

by Eva Myers
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798197990600
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
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  • Pages: 146
  • Original Price: GBP 10.41
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 205 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Asia / Japan

He was outnumbered, surrounded, and facing the most powerful military coalition the Kanto region had ever assembled against a single clan.
He was thirty-one years old. And he chose to attack at night.
What kind of leader looks at impossible odds and sees an opportunity instead of a defeat?
Hojo Ujiyasu was not simply a samurai general. He was the rare kind of leader that history produces once in a generation, a man who could win battles through tactical brilliance, govern a domain through genuine care for his people, and outmaneuver two of Japan's most celebrated warlords through diplomatic intelligence that was every bit as sharp as his sword.
Few people know that the man who built the most dominant power base in Sengoku-era eastern Japan was never supposed to lead at all. Born the second son, thrust into succession by tragedy at age eleven, and handed the full weight of clan leadership at eighteen, Ujiyasu had every reason to stumble. Instead, he built a golden age.
What you are about to discover will change how you see power, leadership, and legacy in one of history's most brutal eras.
Inside this book, you will follow Ujiyasu from his earliest years under his father's demanding mentorship, through the night attack at Kawagoe that shattered a three-way coalition and announced him to the world, into the flood plains of the Sagami and Tama rivers where his governance transformed the lives of ordinary people, and across the complex diplomatic landscape where he held Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin at bay for decades.
This is not a story about a warrior who only knew how to fight. It is a story about a leader who understood something that most of his contemporaries never grasped: that real power is built on the trust of the people you govern, not just the fear of the enemies you defeat.
The hidden truth behind the Later Hojo Clan's remarkable rise is not found on the battlefield. It is found in the rivers he tamed, the markets he built, and the loyalty he earned from a people who had every reason to doubt him.
This book is for readers who love Japanese history, samurai culture, and the Sengoku period. It is for anyone who has ever been fascinated by what genuine leadership looks like under the most unforgiving conditions imaginable. And it is for every reader who wants to understand not just what happened in feudal Japan, but why it happened and what it still means today.

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