Asakura Yoshikage
Asakura Yoshikage 朝倉 義景 | |
---|---|
![]() | |
5th Head of Asakura clan | |
In office 1548–1573 | |
Preceded by | Asakura Takakage |
Personal details | |
Born | October 12, 1533 Ichijōdani Castle |
Died | September 16, 1573 Rokubō Kenshō-ji, Ōno | (aged 39)
Spouse | Daughter of Hosokawa Harumoto |
Parents |
|
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Unit | ![]() |
Battles/wars | Siege of Kanegasaki (1570) Battle of Anegawa (1570) Siege of Hikida Castle (1573) Siege of Ichijōdani Castle (1573) |
Asakura Yoshikage (朝倉 義景, October 12, 1533 – September 16, 1573) was a Japanese
Early life
Yoshikage was born at the
Conflicts with Oda Nobunaga
After the capture of Kyoto in 1568, Ashikaga Yoshiaki appointed Yoshikage as a regent and requested Asakura aid in driving Nobunaga out of the capital.[3] In the mean time, after installing Yoshiaki as Shogun, Nobunaga had evidently pressed Yoshiaki to request all local daimyō to come to Kyoto and attend a certain banquet, but Yoshikage refused. As a result, in 1570, Oda Nobunaga launched an invasion of Echizen. Due to Yoshikage’s lack of military skill, Oda's forces besieged Kanegasaki Castle (in modern-day Tsuruga city), opening the entire Asakura Domain to invasion.[1][5][6]
Yoshikage benefited from military conflict between Oda Nobunaga and his brother-in-law,
Later in July 1570, in the Battle of Anegawa, Yoshikage and Nagamasa were defeated by numerically superior combined forces of the Oda and Tokugawa clans led by Nobunaga and Ieyasu (1543–1616).[1] Yoshikage fled to Hiezan (Enryaku-ji, Hiei Monastery) after the Battle of Anegawa and negotiated a reconciliation with Nobunaga and was able to avoid conflict for three years.[3]
Death
In 1573, after Yoshikage fled from the
Ichijōdani Asakura family historic ruins
The former Asakura residence in Fukui Prefecture was excavated in 1967 and revealed the ruins of the castle, residences, and gardens of Ichijōdani. The site has been designated a Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites, and an Important Cultural Properties of Japan as the Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins. The site covers 278 hectares (690 acres).[citation needed]
References
- ^ OCLC 56431036. Archived from the originalon 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ a b c "朝倉 義景" [Asakura Yoshikage]. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten (日本人名大辞典) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ OCLC 683276033. Archived from the originalon 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- OCLC 56431036. Archived from the originalon 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- OCLC 56431036. Archived from the originalon 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ISBN 0853688265.