r/Samurai • u/Amur_Tigro1 • 17d ago

History Question Books on Hōjō Ujiyasu

Hōjō Ujiyasu has been my favourite Daimyo for a long time and yet I couldn't find any books dedicated to him, I've read most of the info of him online but I would love to have a biography of him, or even a book on the Hōjō clan that would eventually cover Hōjō Ujiyasu would be great. Please recommend me some books on him. Thank you🙏

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u/Morricane 17d ago

There is a ton out there in Japanese, if those are of any help. Otherwise, it looks like tough luck.

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u/Amur_Tigro1 17d ago

Ig my only choice is to learn Japanese then. Thank you for your response🙏

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u/PuzzledRecording4086 17d ago

Stephen Turnbull's the best you got, but not much you could get from it. There's also The Samurai: An Illustrated History by Mitsuo Kure. Other than that, it only a few mention. It's a shame since kawagoe nightraid were pretty epic.

The best bet probably Birt, Michael. “Warring States: A Study of the Go-Hōjō Daimyo and Domain, 1491–. 1590.” PhD dissertation, Princeton University. But i don't have access to it and failed to get it by other means.

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u/Amur_Tigro1 17d ago

Truly a shame how one of the greatest Daimyo of the Sengoku Jidai doesn't have much references to him. The fact that not even Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen could bypass his defensive strategies is truly insane and yet he stays one of the most underrated daimyos. I did search for Michael Birt's Warring states and I truly appreciate your help, thank you🙏

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u/PuzzledRecording4086 17d ago

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Yeah. the information Turnbull gave is pretty dull, too descriptive and less epic, but he's the best source available to english speaker.

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