Asakura Yoshikage
Japanese daimyō (1533–1573) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Asakura.
Asakura Yoshikage (朝倉 義景, October 12, 1533 – September 16, 1573) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period (1467–1603) who ruled a part of Echizen Province in present-day Fukui Prefecture. He was a regent of Ashikaga Shogunate. Yoshikage's conflicts with Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) resulted in his death and the destruction of the Asakura clan and its castle, Ichijōdani Castle.[1][2][3]
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Asakura Yoshikage 朝倉 義景 | |
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5th Head of Asakura clan | |
In office 1548–1573 | |
Preceded by | Asakura Takakage |
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Born | October 12, 1533 Ichijōdani Castle |
Died | September 16, 1573(1573-09-16) (aged 39) Rokubō Kenshō-ji, Ōno |
Spouse | Daughter of Hosokawa Harumoto |
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Allegiance | Ashikaga shogunate Azai clan |
Unit | Asakura clan |
Battles/wars | Siege of Kanegasaki (1570) Battle of Anegawa (1570) Siege of Hikida Castle (1573) Siege of Ichijōdani Castle (1573) |
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Not to be confused with Asakura Toshikage.