Daisuke Tenzo

A Picture of Young Tenzo.

Daisuke Tenzo is the current Shogun of Nihon, under The Daisuke Shogunate, he is also the head of the Daisuke Clan (Nihon's ruling clan). He is well known for his love of warfare and extreme violence but also his interest in sports and art.

## **Early Life**

Daisuke Tenzo was born to Daisuke Toyohisa (The son of the last Daisuke Daimyo Daisuke Tadashi, brother of Daisuke Yasahara) and Takeda Miyahara in the city of Sapporo in 1536. He grew up in Sapporo with a great hatred for the Shogun at the time who had beaten his great-uncle and grandfather to become Shogun after the Sengoku Jidai. Being the eldest and only son of Daisuke Toyohisa, he was immediately named as the heir of the whole Daisuke Clan. He studied at a young age via a private tutor in Sapporo where he took a great interest in warfare.

## **Personal Life**

In 1550 at age 14, Daisuke Tenzo married his first wife, Date Ime. With her he had his first child, Daisuke Hoshin in 1568. He has since had another son, Daisuke Amaru in 1574, and a daughter, Daisuke Nihe in 1577. He is also known for having many concubines and has supposedly fathered over 20 illegitimate children with them.

## **History**

### Nihonese Civil War

With his father dying in 1555, Daisuke Tenzo inherited the clan at the age of 19. He would prove himself in the civil war after the death of the Shogun at the time and his son. Many people were tied to their murder with Daisuke Tenzo being a name suggested but nothing was ever proven. In the civil war, he led the Daisuke Clan in an attempt to grab power against the other tribes - Miyoshi and Oda. He would go on to win the war and become the next Nihonese Shogun.

### Reign as Shogun

As Shogun, he clamped down hard against political opponents from other clans, including executing multiple members of the Oda and Toyota Clan. In the first few years, he also focused on growing the New Kanto colony - implementing many policies to grow the population of the colony. He also founded the colonies on Totomi Island and attempted to found one in New Hokkaido (NZ). Eventually, the Shogunate would attack the native Maori and win a war where they took the northern island. The head chieftain of the Maori was brought back to Nihon and executed, his head added to the king's personal collection. This war also led to many Maori being sent to New Kanto as slaves - this has also helped to grow the colony. The Shogun also announced the building of a dome for the popular sport of Yamatomo, where 5 blindfolded slaves have to attempt to kill the poisonous mamushi snake with wooden bats (this sport is also very popular with the Shogun). The Shogun led many advancements in culture in addition - with haikus, oil paintings, great literature works and many more things being popularised. Under the Shogun, voyages have also been made to colonise the Philippines, leading to a successful colony in the Luzon area. It is also important to mention the Sino-Nihonese war, which saw yet more gains for the growing Nihonese Shogunate. The victory here was largely due to Nihon's turtle ships which have revolutionised East Asian naval technology. Today, Daisuke Tenzo still reigns as Shogun and will do for the foreseeable future - here's to hoping for yet more growth of the great Nihonese Shogunate. Glory to Nihon and Glory to the Shogun!

## **Page Credits**

**Writer:** Daisuke Shogunate

**Editor:** Hua Dynasty