Saitō clan
| Saitō clan 斎藤氏 | |
|---|---|
Daimyō | |
| Founder | Saitō Dōsan |
| Final ruler | Saitō Tatsuoki |
| Ruled until | 1567, defeat by Oda Nobunaga |
The Saitō clan (
History
The founder of the Saitō clan was
Dosan was eventually defeated in 1549 by Oda Nobuhide. Nobuhide made peace with Dōsan by arranging a political marriage between his son and heir, Oda Nobunaga, and Dōsan's daughter, Nōhime. Dōsan, therefore, became the father-in-law of Oda Nobunaga.[3][4]
Rumors had started to circulate that Dōsan's firstborn son, Saitō Yoshitatsu, was not his natural son and Dōsan started to consider another son, Kiheiji, or even his son-in-law Oda Nobunaga, as his heirs. This caused Yoshitatsu to rebel and kill his two younger brothers. In 1556, the forces of Dōsan and Yoshitatsu clashed in the Battle of Nagara-gawa which resulted in the death of Dōsan.[3][4]
Saitō Tatsuoki was the son of Yoshitatsu. Tatsuoki was defeated by Oda Nobunaga in 1567, and the clan was extinguished.[1]
References
- ^ Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). ("Baba"?) Nobiliare du Japon, p. 50 [PDF 54 of 80]; retrieved 2013-4-30.
- ^ Glenn, Chris (May 28, 2015). "The Viper of Mino, Saito Dosan". Japan World.
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Saitō Dōsan"in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 809.
- ^ ISBN 0853688265.
External links
- 斎藤氏 on Harimaya.com (in Japanese)