The Seven Spears of Shizugatake (七本槍, Shizugatake no shichi-hon-yari) were the top generals of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who sought to control Japan at the end of the 16th century. They were all members of Hideyoshi's elite mounted bodyguard at the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583. Hideyoshi in old age. ... The Battle of Shizugatake took place in 1583 in Japan. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...

It is interesting to note that it was not uncommon for the outstanding samurai of important battle to be named the 'Seven Spears' of that battle. The Seven Spears of Shizugatake are merely one particularly famous and accomplished example of this.

• Fukushima Masanori (1561-1624) - awarded the fief of Kiyosu (Owari Province) after Shizugatake; fought for Tokugawa Ieyasu at the battle of Sekigahara.
• Hirano Nagayasu
• Kasuya Takenori
• Katagiri Katsumoto
• Katō Kiyomasa (1562-1611) - One of the most famous warriors of the Sengoku period, Kiyomasa commanded Hideyoshi's army in Korea during the Seven-Year War and fought in a number of important battles in Japan.
• Katō Yoshiaki (1563-1631) - No relation to Kiyomasa, Yoshiaki commanded Hideyoshi's fleet in the invasion of Korea.
• Wakizaka Yasuharu (1554-1626) - Served Akechi Mitsuhide before Hideyoshi, and is famous for defecting from Akechi's Western Army to Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Army in the middle of the decisive battle of Sekigahara.

Fukushima Masanori (1561 - 1624) was a retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Japan. ... // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); 徳川 家康 (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder of the Tokugawa bakufu of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. ... The Battle of Sekigahara (関ヶ原の戦い Sekigahara-no-tatakai) was a decisive battle on September 15, 1600 (on the ancient Chinese calendar, October 21 on the modern calendar) that cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu. ... Statue of Kato Kiyomasa in front of Kumamoto Castle Katō Kiyomasa (加藤清正, Katō Kiyomasa, July 25, 1562-August 2, 1611) was a daimyō during the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods of Japanese history. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... The Sengoku Period (Japanese: 戦国時代, Sengoku-jidai) or warring-states period, is a period of long civil war in the history of Japan that spans from the middle 15th to the early 17th centuries. ... The Seven-Year War was the conflict from 1592 to 1598 on the Korean peninsula, following two successive Japanese invasions of Korea. ... Katō Yoshiaki (1563-1631)(加藤義明) was one of Toyotomi Hideyoshis top generals, and commanded elements of Hideyoshis fleet in his invasions of Korea and campaigns in Kyushu. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... The Seven-Year War was the conflict from 1592 to 1598 on the Korean peninsula, following two successive Japanese invasions of Korea. ... Wakisaka Yasuharu (脇坂 安治; 1554 – September 26, 1626), sometimes referred to as Wakizaka Yasuharu, was a daimyo (feudal lord) of Awaji Island who fought under a number of warlords over the course of Japans Sengoku period. ... Events February 12 - After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Shrine to Akechi Mitsuhide, Kyoto Akechi Mitsuhide (明智 光秀 Akechi Mitsuhide, 1528 – July 2, 1582), nicknamed Jubei, was a samurai who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. ... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); 徳川 家康 (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder of the Tokugawa bakufu of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. ... The Battle of Sekigahara (関ヶ原の戦い Sekigahara-no-tatakai) was a decisive battle on September 15, 1600 (on the ancient Chinese calendar, October 21 on the modern calendar) that cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu. ...

Reference

• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.