History UsefulNotes / SengokuPeriod

The presence of Hideyoshi and his brother Hidenaga had managed to keep fighting to a minimum so far, but the death of Maeda Toshiie (the oldest and most respected of the five regent generals), and only a year after the death of Hideyoshi himself, led to infighting among the remaining four. Of these generals, Tokugawa Ieyasu was the most powerful and influential. He had fought both Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi in battle before they rose to power - and when they did, he became one of their most powerful generals and trusted allies. So the other generals' lack of trust in Ieyasu was perhaps understandable (his capture of Hideyori's home of Osaka castle after Hideyoshi's death probably didn't do much for him either), but on the other hand, apparently he was given privilege by Hideyoshi to not deploy his own troops even when Hideyoshi was deploying his, and during the Korean Invasion, Ieyasu just stayed in Japan. Since the campaign ended disastrously and left a bitter taste to the Toyotomi clan overall, Ieyasu received favor for not sending his men to unnecessary death. Unfortunately, this mistrust continued to escalate, with general Ishida Mitsunari (who was not one of Hideyoshi's five regent generals) accusing Tokugawa of being unfaithful to Hideyoshi's wishes. Mitsunari planned an attempt on Tokugawa's life, but when Ieyasu's generals learned of this and informed Tokugawa, Tokugawa himself protected Ishida from accusation[[labelnote:*]]His reason for doing so was most likely either to have a more opportune scapegoat for the assassination, or because he recognized the impending conflict and would rather fight a force led by Ishida than one led by a more competent or credible opponent (e.g. one of the other three regents)[[/labelnote]]. Tokugawa put the blame on the Toyotomi loyalists, including the deceased Maeda's son, Toshinaga. In defiance, one of the three regents, Uesugi Kagekatsu, began amassing his military. Ieyasu demanded an explanation before the Emperor, and Uesugi's chief adviser countered with accusations and mockery of Tokugawa's own defiance of Hideyoshi's rules. Furious, Ieyasu amassed his supporters and began marching north on the Uesugi clan. Ishida, seeing an opportunity, amassed Toyotomi's own allies and prepared an offensive on Tokugawa and his supporters. Upon returning to his home base in Edo, Tokugawa learned of the situation and decided to deploy his troops.

* ''Manga/SengokuYouko''

* ''Literature/NansouSatomiHakkenden''

* [[/index]]''Ninja Taro'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy (Japanese title: ''Sengoku Ninja-kun'')[[index]]

->''"It's time for: '''Who's going to be the next shogun?''' Usually it's the shogun's kid, but the shogun doesn't have a kid. so he tries to get his brother to quit being a monk and be the next shogun. He says okay, but then the shogun has a kid. So now who's it gonna be? '''Vote now on your phones!''' And everyone voted so hard that the palace caught on fire and burned down (the shogun actually didn't care, he was off somewhere doing poetry).\\

->''"it's time for: '''who's going to be the next shogun?''' usually it's the shogun's kid, but the shogun doesn't have a kid. so he tries to get his brother to quit being a monk and be the next shogun. he says okay, but then the shogun has a kid. so now who's it gonna be? '''vote now on your phones!''' and everyone voted so hard that the palace caught on fire and burned down (the shogun actually didn't care, he was off somewhere doing poetry).\\

and the whole country broke into pieces. everyone is fighting with each other for local power, and it's anybody's game."''

* Two of the three main protagonists of ''Manga/{{Drifters}}'' are {{samurai}} from the Sengoku period who were [[ReincarnateInAnotherWorld transferred to a fantasy setting at time of death]]: TheHero Shimazu Toyohisa is a samurai of Satsuma Domain, while TheSmartGuy is [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Oda Nobunaga himself]] (he died about twenty years before Toyo). (The third member of the PowerTrio is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasu_no_Yoichi Nasu no Yoichi]], who lived several centuries earlier.)

* ''Manga/InuYasha'' (though the main protagonist is from modern Japan)

* ''Demon Chaos''

* ''LightNovel/TheAmbitionOfOdaNobuna''

* ''LightNovel/MirageOfBlaze''

* The ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' series can be described as ''Samurai Warriors'' running on a mix of AnachronismStew and RuleOfCool.

* The ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' series... [[AnachronismStew theoretically]], at least.

It is important to note that the Sengoku Period is usually not classified as a period of Japanese history in the same way that the Meiji or Nara Periods are. It is regarded foremost as a cultural period, a time of transition from Japan's medieval to the early modern age. Because it straddles several periods, the Period itself is generally placed within the context of the "official" historical periods it takes place in (Muromachi, Azuchi-Momoyama, and Edo). Dates for the exact start and end of the period are also debated: although it is traditionally marked by the Ōnin War in 1467, some mark the period's beginning in 1490 when the actual power of the Ashikaga was transferred from the shogun to Hosokawa Katsumoto (the shogunal deputy), and others mark it in 1491, when the Hōjō clan began to rise to power in the Kanto region. The end of the period is even more debated, with dates ranging from 1568 (UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga's capture of Kyoto and deposition of the Ashikaga) to 1615 (the Siege of Osaka).

** ''Dōsuru Ieyasu'' (どうする家康, 2023). An updated retelling of the life of ''UsefulNotes/TokugawaIeyasu'', spanning from his youth to his rise to power. Notable for casting {{Music/Arashi}} member Jun Matsumoto as Ieyasu, and a returning Junichi Okada as Oda Nobunaga.

* 24 out of 61 (as of 2020) of the annual Creator/{{NHK}} Taiga Drama series focuses specifically on the Sengoku Period. Some notable series would be the following: