Saitō Yoshitatsu
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Saitō Yoshitatsu 斎藤 義龍 | |
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Head of Saitō clan | |
In office 1556–1561 | |
Preceded by | Saitō Dōsan |
Succeeded by | Saitō Tatsuoki |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 July 1527 |
Died | June 23, 1561 | (aged 33)
Relations | Toki Yoshiyori (father) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Saitō clan |
Battles/wars | Battle of Nagara-gawa (1556) |
Saitō Yoshitatsu (斎藤 義龍, 8 July 1527 – 23 June 1561) or Toki Yoshitatsu was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period.[1] He proved a capable commander and was able to defeat attempts by Oda Nobunaga to avenge Dôsan's death, but died of his illness in 1561.
Biography
Yoshitatsu was the son of
In May 1556, at the Battle of Nagara-gawa, Yoshitatsu led an army to the Nagara river, prompting Dōsan to take up a position on the opposite side of the river. Yoshitatsu's vanguard opened the attack by crossing the river and cutting deeply into Dosan's ranks. They nearly reached Dōsan's headquarters before being savaged by a counterattack. Yoshitatsu then led the bulk of his forces across the river. In the course of the fighting, Dōsan was killed.
Yoshitatsu thereafter assumed control of Mino until he died in 1561. Yoshitatsu's son,
References
- ^ Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Saitō," Nobiliare du Japon, p. 50 [PDF 54 of 80]; retrieved 2013-4-30.
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