Why the 'Weakest Samurai Warlord' Is Admired To This Day - Slashdot

New research suggests Oda Ujiharu, long derided as feudal Japan's most ineffective military leader, may have been mischaracterized . The Sengoku-period daimyo, who ruled from Oda Castle in present-day Ibaraki Prefecture, lost his fortress an unprecedented nine times to rival clans -- but recaptured it eight times, often with inferior forces."His refusal to accept defeat and his iron will to get up and keep fighting is why many historians reject the.

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