The Rise Of The Ashigaru: Foot Soldiers Who Shaped Sengoku Japan
Introduction: Footsteps on the Battlefield The Sengoku period (1467–1615) was a time of relentless upheaval in Japan—a century and a half defined by fragmented authority, regional warlords vying for dominance, and blood-soaked ambitions. As rival daimyo clashed in a prolonged struggle for power, the rigid social hierarchy of samurai and aristocrats began to shift. Warfare, […]
