Chōsokabe Motochika
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Chōsokabe Motochika (長宗我部 元親, 1539 – July 11, 1599)[1] was a prominent daimyō in Japanese Sengoku-period. He was the 21st chief of the Chōsokabe clan of Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture), the ruler of Shikoku region.
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Chōsokabe Motochika | |
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長宗我部 元親 | |
Head of Chōsokabe clan | |
In office 1560–1599 | |
Preceded by | Chōsokabe Kunichika |
Succeeded by | Chōsokabe Morichika |
Personal details | |
Born | Yasaburō 1539 Okō Castle, Tosa Province |
Died | July 11, 1599(1599-07-11) (aged 59–60) Fushimi |
Relations | Chōsokabe Kunichika (father) Kōsokabe Chikayasu (brother) Chosokabe Nobuchika (son) |
Nickname(s) | "Little Princess" (Himewako) "Little Demon" (Oniwako) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Chōsokabe clan Ichijō family Toyotomi clan |
Rank | Daimyo, Kunai-shō |
Unit | Chōsokabe clan |
Commands | Okō Castle |
Battles/wars | Tosa Campaign (1562-1575) Battle of Shimantogawa (1575) Iyo Campaign (1579) Battle of Nakatomigawa (1582) Battle of Hiketa (1583) Invasion of Shikoku (1585) Kyushu Campaign (1586-1587) Siege of Shimoda (1590) Korean Campaign (1592) San Felipe incident (1596) |
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Chōsokabe.