| Inaba Yoshimichi | |
| Native Name: | 稲葉 良通 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Nickname: | Inaba Ittetsu (Japanese: 稲葉 一鉄) |
| Birth Place: | Honjō Castle Mino province (now Gifu Prefecture), Japan |
| Death Place: | Shimizu Castle Mino province (now Gifu Prefecture), Japan |
| Allegiance: | Saito clan Oda clan Toyotomi clan |
| Serviceyears: | Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama |
| Serviceyears Label: | Era |
| Rank: | Bushō Governor of Iyo High Priest of the Third Rank |
| Rank Label: | Titles |
| Battles: | Battle of Nagara-gawa Siege of Inabayama Battle of Anegawa Siege of Ishiyama-Honganji Siege of Ichijodani Castle Siege of Nagashima Battle of Nagashino Kaga campaign Battle of Shizugatake Battle of Komaki-Nagakute |
| Spouse: | Daughter of Sanjōnishi Saneki (wife) Daughter of Kanou Family (concubine) |
| Children: | Inaba Masanari |
| Relations: | Daughter of Kunieda Shōsuke (mother) Inaba Michinori (father) Lady Kasuga (daughter in law) |
| Other Name(S): | Hikoshiro (Japanese: 彦四郎) later Hikoroku (Japanese: 彦六郎) |
| Lord(S): | Toki Yoriaki → Saitō Dōsan → Saitō Yoshitatsu → Saitō Tatsuoki → Oda Nobunaga → Toyotomi Hideyoshi[1] |
| Clan(S): | Inaba |
, also known as Inaba Ittetsu (稲葉 一鉄),[2] was a Japanese samurai warrior in the Sengoku period.[3] He served the Saitō clan of Mino province. Later, he become a retainer of Oda Nobunaga.
His childhood name was Hikoshiro (Japanese: 彦四郎) later Hikoroku (Japanese: 彦六郎). Yoshimichi was considered one of the, along with Andō Michitari and Ujiie Bokuzen. In 1567, they agreed together to join the forces of Oda Nobunaga.[4] He took part in the Siege of Inabayama Castle (1567) and participated in the Battle of Anegawa (1570), led the reverse troops of Oda Nobunaga's forces.[5] [6] Later, he fought in the Siege of Ishiyama-Honganji, Siege of Ichijodani Castle, Siege of Nagashima, Battle of Nagashino, and Kaga campaign under Shibata Katsuie.
His son, Inaba Masanari, was the husband of Saitō Fuku. Ittetsu himself lived and went into the service of Hideyoshi Toyotomi serving at Battle of Shizugatake and the Battle of Komaki-Nagakute before dying in 1589.