Seven Spears of Shizugatake

The Seven Spears of Shizugatake (賤ヶ岳の七本槍, Shizugatake no shichi-hon-yari) is a sobriquet given to 7 vassals of Toyotomi Hideyoshi famed for their participation at the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583. According to legend, at the decisive moment in the battle, Hideyoshi ordered them to leave their position and charge at the opposing army led by Shibata Katsuie. After Hideyoshi gained control of Japan, he recognized the Seven Spears for their meritorious service at Shizugatake and promoted many of them to influential vassal positions.

While the term "Seven Spears of Shizugatake" was not mentioned by name in the time of Hideyoshi, later generations count them as the following:

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