Timeline of Miyamoto Musashi's life

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Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵? c. 1584-June 13 (Japanese calendar May 19), 1645), prior to adulthood known simply as Shinmen Takezō, as Miyamoto Bennosuke or Miyamoto Musana, was a famous Japanese swordsman. He is believed to have been one of the most skilled swordsmen in history. Musashi, as he is often simply known, became legendary through his outstanding swordsmanship in numerous duels, even from a very young age. He is the founder of the Hyoho Niten Ichi-ryu, or Niten Ryu style of swordsmanship and wrote Go Rin No Sho, The Book of Five Rings, a book on strategy, tactics, and philosophy that is still studied today.

[edit] Miyamoto Musashi Timeline

The following Timeline follows, in chronological order (of which is based on the most accurate and most widely accepted information), the life of Miyamoto Musashi as of yet.

This timeline will continuously be updated to accommodate to the most accurate information available.

Date Age Occurrence
1578 Musashi’s brother, Shirota, is born.
1584 0 Miyamoto Musashi is born.
1591 7 Musashi is taken and raised by his uncle as a Buddhist.
1596 13 Musashi duels with Arima Kihei in Hirafuku, Hyogo Prefecture.
1599 15 Duels with a man named Akiyama in the northern part of Hyogo Prefecture.
1600 16/17 Believed to have fought in the Battle of Sekigahara in Sekigahara, Gifu Prefecture on the losing side.
1604 21 Musashi has 3 matches with the Yoshioka clan in Kyoto. {1} Match with Yoshioka Seijuro in Yamashiro Province, outside the city at Rendai Moor (west of Mt. Funaoka, Kita-ku, Kyoto). {2} Match with Yoshioka Denshichiro outside the city. {3} Match with Yoshioka Matashichiro outside the city at the pine of Ichijoji.
1604 21 Visits Kōfuku-ji, Nara and ends up dueling with the Buddhist priest trained in the style of Hozoin-ryu.
1605 - 1612 22 - 29 Begins to travel again.
1607 24 Munisai (Musashi's father) passes his teachings onto Musashi.
1607 24 Duels with the kusarigama expert Shishido Baiken in the western part of Mie Prefecture.
Duels Muso Gonnosuke, master of the five-foot staff in Edo, modern-day Tokyo.
1610 27 Fights Hayashi Osedo and Tsujikaze Tenma in Edo.
1611 28 Begins practicing zazen meditation.
1612 28 Musashi's most famous match with Sasaki Kojiro takes place on Ganryujima (Ganryu or Funa Island) off the coast of present-day Shimonoseki.
Opens a fencing school for a brief time.
1614 - 1615 31 - 32 Joins the troops of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Winter and Summer campaigns at Osaka Castle.
1615 - 1621 31 - 37 Musashi comes into the service of Ogasawara Tadanao.
1621 38 Duels Miyake Gunbei in Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture.
1622 38 Sets up temporary residence at the castle town of Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture.
1623 39 Travels to Edo.
Adopts a second son named Iori.
1626 42 Adopted son Mikinosuke commits seppuku following in the tradition of Junshi.
1627 43 Travels again.
1628 45 Meets with Yagyū Hyōgonosuke in Nagoya, Owari Province.
1630 46 Enters the service of Lord Hosokawa Tadatoshi.
1633 49 Begins to extensively practice the arts.
1634 50 Settles in Kokura, Fukuoka Prefecture for a short time with son Iori as a guest of Ogasawara Tadazane.
1637 53 Serves a major role in the Shimabara Rebellion.
1641 57 Writes Hyoho Sanju.
1642 58 Suffers severe attacks from neuralgia.
1643 59 Migrates into Reigando where he lives as a hermit.
1645 61 Finishes the Go Rin No Sho / The Book of Five Rings.
Miyamoto Musashi dies from what is believed to be thoracic cancer.
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