Fifty years of human life -- compared to the realm beneath heaven, it is but a dream, an illusion.
人間五十年、下天の内をくらぶれば、夢幻のごとくなり。
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Oda Nobunaga
The revolutionary warlord who dismantled feudal Japan's medieval order and launched the country toward unification (1534-1582). Oda Nobunaga shattered established military conventions through firearms adoption, merit-based promotion, and economic warfare — only to be betrayed and killed by a trusted general before completing his vision.
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