Around the mid 16th century, powerful clans like the Takeda, Oda, Uesugi, Shimazu and other famous names grown and gain enough power to drastically increase the size of their armies.This series would be dedicated at the period that covers the 1550s up until the very end of the Countries at war, mainly for three reasons: It is quite obvious that the armies in the early 1500s didn't look like the armies that fought at Sekigahara in the 1600. The Sengoku period is an awfully long period which roughly goes from the 1467 to the 1600 depending on the sources and the only red line connecting more than 100 years of history is that the various provinces of Japan were constantly at war with each others. This one will be dedicated to the Army and the classic 'Battle Formations' of the Sengoku Jidai. So I decided to dedicate a series of article talking about the military history behind the most famous warlords and battles of this period.

We are all familiar with the classic picture of the Ashigaru arquebusiers formation, or with the fierce Samurai horseman wielding a spear and names like Oda Nobunaga or Takeda Shingen are among the most celebrated Samurai ever existed.

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