Qi Jiguang

Qi Jiguang

male, deceased (1588)
Qi Jiguang (November 12, 1528 - January 5, 1588) was a Chinese military general and national hero during the Ming Dynasty. He was best remembered...
Wang Zhi

Wang Zhi

male
Wang Zhi (汪直) was a Chinese pirate and trader of the 16th century, one of the chief named and known figures among the "wokou" ("Japanese" pira...

Shirahama Kenki

male
Shirahama Kenki (白浜剣鬼, Viet: Bạch Tần Hiển Quý) was a Japanese pirate of the late 16th-early 17th centuries, the first Japanese with whom the southe...
Gongmin Of Goryeo

Gongmin Of Goryeo

male, deceased (1374)
King Gongmin ruled Goryeo (Korea) from 1351 until 1374. He was the second son of King Chungsuk. In addition to his various Korean names (see...
Xu Wei

Xu Wei

male, deceased (1593)
Xu Wei (1521—1593) was a Ming Chinese painter, poet and dramatist famed for his artistic expressiveness. Revolutionary for its time, his painting st...
Ishin Sūden

Ishin Sūden

male, deceased (1633)
Ishin Sūden, also known as Konchiin Sūden, was a Zen Rinzai monk and advisor to Tokugawa Ieyasu, and later to Tokugawa Hidetada and Iemitsu on re...
Taira No Tadamori

Taira No Tadamori

male, deceased (1153)
Taira no Tadamori was a Taira clan samurai, father of Taira no Kiyomori, and member of the "Kebiishi" (Imperial police force). He was also governor...

Chungjeong Of Goryeo

male, deceased (1351)
Chungjeong of Goryeo (1337?-1351, r. 1348-1351) was the 30th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He ruled at a time when the country was under...