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This was the scene of his vendetta agains the Yoshioka family. He went up to Kyoto, the capital, when he was twenty-one. With the war behind Musashi, he roamed Japan for nearly a decade fighting duels and perfecting his skills. He would drink water from muddy puddles to survive. Musashi was able to escape by crawling among corpses for days hiding from Tokugawa's patrol. The survivors in Ishida's routed force were hunted down by Tokugawa.

Tokugawa forced Ishida in a decisive battle at Seki ga Hara, where Tokugawa and his allies battled against Ishida and his allies for three days resulting in 70,000 warrior lives lost. By 1600, Hideyoshi was dead, and Mitsunari Ishida succeeded his position ruling for Hideyoshi's son, Hideyori. Around this time, he enlisted in Hideyoshi's army. One such warrior he defeated was Tadashima Akiyama. He embarked on journeys seeking duels and contests. Kigei died vomiting blood when the strong Musashi had thrown him to the ground and beat him with a stick.Īt the age of sixteen, Musashi decided to leave his home village to make a name for himself as a warrior. His opponent was of the Shinto Ryu school of military arts, Arima Kigei. It is believed that at this age, he slew a man in combat. The competing warrior clans were Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Nobunaga Ida, Takeda Shingen, and one of the smartest and most ruthless military leader the world has known, Ieyasu Tokugawa, who eventually became shogun and established the Tokugawa Dynasty lasting for more than 250 years.Īt the age of thirteen, Musashi was of great size. Yet for several hundred years, the shoguns (military rulers) ruled in his name. The Japanese emperor was suppose to be the supreme ruler of Japan. Eventually, Musashi would enlist in Hideyoshi's army. At this time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a great noblemen was warring against other clans for the unity of Japan and the title of shogun. Later on during his childhood, his mother eventually passed he was raised by his uncle, a Buddhist priest. Musashi was born roughly around 1584.Īt the age of seven, the father of Musashi died. He eventually took the name Miyamoto to honour his birthplace, a village named Miyamoto in Mimasaka Province of the vast archipelago of Japan.

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Musashi's full name was Shinmen Musashi no Kami Fujiwara no Genshin. Today, he is remembered as a kenshi, or 'sword saint' for his supreme skill with a sword. Musashi however, is best known for his great skill as a swordsman. Musashi was also a great artist, being able to produce paintings, sculptures, and calligraphy which have become one of the finest among others in Japanese history.

He was an effective military leader, for his great strategies. Miyamoto Musashi was a great figure in Japanese history.

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