Miyoshi Yoshikata Explained

Order:Lord of Shōzui Castle
Termstart:1553
Termend:1562
Predecessor:Hosokawa Mochitaka
Successor:Sogō Masayasu
Miyoshi Yoshikata
Native Name:三好 義賢
Birth Date:c. 1527
Death Date:April 8, 1562
Allegiance: Miyoshi clan
Children:Miyoshi Nagaharu
Sogō Masayasu
Relations:Miyoshi Motonaga (father)
Miyoshi Nagayoshi (brother)
Atagi Fuyuyasu (brother)
Sogō Kazumasa (brother)
Battles:Shōzui Incident (1553)
Kumeta War (1562)

, other name Miyoshi Yukiyasu (三好 之康) or Miyoshi Jikkyu (三好 実休), second son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Miyoshi clan.[1]

His other brothers were Miyoshi Nagayoshi (first child), Atagi Fuyuyasu (third child), and Sogō Kazumasa (fourth child). His son was Miyoshi Nagaharu. He was also the castle lord in command of Shōzui Castle.[2] Yoshitaka expelled Hosokawa Mochitaka and captured Shōzui Castle, which then became the main base of Miyoshi clan in Shikoku.[3]

He was shot and killed during Kumeta war in 1562.[4] He was one of the most important vassals of Nagayoshi as the power of the Miyoshi clan declined sharply after his death.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 三好義賢(読み)みよし・よしかた 朝日日本歴史人物事典「三好義賢」の解説. Kotobank. 15 December 2021.
  2. Web site: 勝端城~戦国時代には四国で最も栄えた阿波の本拠地. 30 November 2017 . 城旅人. Japanese. 25 July 2019.
  3. Web site: 勝瑞城. 阿波ナビ. Japanese. 25 July 2019.
  4. Web site: 三好実休. 岸和田市. 1 July 2019.