Asakura Yoshikage (October 12, 1533-September 16, 1573) was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period, who ruled a part of Echizen Province. Born in Ichijodani Echizen, Yoshikage ascended to the head of the Asakura clan at 1548. He proved to be adept at political and diplomatic management markedly demonstrated by the Asakura negotiations with the Ikkō-ikki in Echizen. The product of the negotiations and effective governance was that Echizen enjoyed a period of relative domestic stability compared to the rest of Sengoku era Japan. Consequently, Echizen became a site for refugees fleeing the violence in the Kansai region. It is known that the greatest character flaw of Yoshikage was indecision. As after the capture of Kyoto Ashikaga Yoshiaki appointed him regent and requested Asakura aid in driving Nobunaga out of the capital. As a result, Oda Nobunaga launched an invasion of Echizen. Due to Yoshikage’s lack of military skill, Oda's forces were successful at the Siege of Kanegasaki leaving the entire Asakura domain open to invasion if not for the military intervention of Nobunaga's brother in law of Azai Nagamasa on his behalf, launching a pincer attack strategy against Oda Nobunaga in Kanegasaki Asakura/Asai forces failed in the task of capturing him. During the Battle of Anegawa, he was defeated by the numerically inferior Tokagawa on the battlefield. In the year of 1573 he was betrayed by his own cousin and was forced to take his own life. (more)
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Genres: politics
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Oda Nobunaga:
Oda Nobunaga (June 23, 1534-June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo (military governor) with land holdings in Owari province. Oda Nobunaga. Samurai Wiki.
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Daimyo:
The daimyo ( ) were the most powerful feudal rulers from the 10th century to the early 19th century in Japan following the Shogun. Though the term "daimyo" literally means "great name," the Japanese word actually comes from the words dai, meaning "la
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Sengoku period:
The Warring States period was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. Although the Ashikaga shogunate
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Kansai region:
The Kansai region or the Kinki region lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, and Shiga. Sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Mie are also included. Whil
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Echizen Province:
Echizen was an old province of Japan, which is today the northern part of Fukui prefecture. Echizen is famous for Washi (traditionally-produced paper). A text dated AD 774 mentions the washi made in this area. Echizen-produced Washi is still the most
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Ikkō-ikki:
The Japanese , literally "single-minded leagues", were mobs of peasant farmers, monks, Shinto priests and local nobles, who rose up against samurai rule in the 15th and 16th centuries. They followed the beliefs of the Jōdo Shinshu (True Pure Land) s
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Azai Nagamasa:
Azai Nagamasa was a Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japan. His clan, the Azai, were located in northern Ōmi Province, east of Lake Biwa. He was both the brother-in-law of Oda Nobunaga, starting in 1564, and one of Nobunaga's enemies from 1570-157
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Battle of Anegawa:
The 1570 Battle of Anegawa came as a reaction to Oda Nobunaga's sieges of the castles of Odani and Yokoyama, which belonged to the Azai and Asakura clans. It was also referred to as the Battle of Nomura (野村合戦 Nomura Kassen) by the Oda and Azai clans
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Siege of Kanegasaki (1570):
The 1570 Siege of Kanegasaki took place during Oda Nobunaga's struggle against the Asakura clan in Echizen province. Kinoshita Hideyoshi, one of Nobunaga's chief generals, led the attack on the fortress. After its fall, Nobunaga's army fought a celeb
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