Matsui Munenobu Explained

was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was also known as Matsui Gohachirō.[1] Born the son of Matsui Sadamune, he was a retainer of the Imagawa clan.[2] After the death of his brother in the year Eiroku-2 (1559), he became lord of Futamata Castle in Tōtōmi Province. The next year, he joined Imagawa Yoshimoto's army on its march to Kyoto, and was killed en route by Oda forces at the Battle of Okehazama in 1560.

His son, Munetsune, would go on to serve the Takeda Clan.

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  1. Book: Lamers. Ota Gyuichi ; translated and edited by J.S.A. Elisonas and J.P.. The chronicle of Lord Nobunaga. 2011. Brill. Leiden. 978-9004201620. 91.
  2. http://www.m-network.com/sengoku/haka/munenobu450h.html Picture of Matsui's Grave