Tateoka Mitsushige Explained

Tateoka Mitsushige
Native Name:	楯岡 満茂
Birth Date:	1547
Death Date:	1639
Birth Place:	Murayama, Uzen Province
Death Place:	Maebashi
Commands:	Honjō Castle
Battles:	Dewa Campaign (1580-1588) Odawara Campaign (1590) Kunohe Rebellion (1591) Sekigahara campaign (1600)

also well known as Honjō Mitsushige was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period.^[1] He was a senior retainer of the Mogami clan and earned highest salary among the samurai of the Mogami clan.^[2] He was the castle lord in command of Tateoka castle^[3] and Honjō castle.^[4]

In 1586, He and Mogami Yoshiaki's eldest son, Mogami Yoshiyasu, succeed defeat the Onodera Yoshimichi reinforcement.

After Mogami clan was demolished by the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1622, he served Sakai Tadayo as a guest samurai.^{[5] [6]} His tomb is at Chōshō-ji Temple in Maebashi.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tateoka Mitsushige Page1(Honjō Mitsushige). Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum official. ja. 25 October 2021.
2. Web site: Sakenobe Hidetsuna Page8. Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum official. ja. 25 October 2021.
3. Web site: 日本の城がわかる事典「西馬音内城」の解説. kotobank. ja. 25 October 2021.
4. Web site: 本城満茂書状. Yurihonjō city official. ja. 25 October 2021.
5. Web site: Tateoka Mitsushige Page11(Honjō Mitsushige). Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum official. ja. 25 October 2021.
6. Web site: 長昌寺と本城氏の絆. Chōshō-ji Temple. ja. 25 October 2021.