Yamana Toyokuni Explained

Yamana Toyokuni
Native Name:山名 豊国
Birth Date:1548
Death Date:25 November 1626
Birth Place:Tajima Province
Relations:Yamana Toyosada (father), Yamana Suketoyo (father-in-law)
Rank:Daimyō
Commands:Iwai Castle, Tottori Castle
Battles:Siege of Tottori
Battle of Sekigahara

was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period. He was the head of the Inaba Yamana clan and Shugo of the Inaba.[1] [2] [3]

In 1574, Toyokuni allied with Amago Katsuhisa for an attempted invasion to capture Tajima and Inaba provinces. [1] [4]

In 1581, his Tottori Castle was besieged by the Oda Nobunaga's army led Hashiba Hideyoshi.[3] After three months of the Siege, Toyokuni surrendered.[3] Thereafter, he became a masterless samurai for a while.[3]

In 1600, at the Battle of Sekigahara, he joined the Western army and after the battle he was given small territory in the Tajima Province by Tokugawa Ieyasu.[3] [5] [6]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「山名豊国」の解説. kotobank. ja. 28 October 2021.
  2. Web site: 山名豊国の嫡孫、山名矩豊によって築かれた「村岡藩陣屋」. SHINKIKANKO. ja. 28 October 2021.
  3. Web site: 鳥取城を守る側から攻める側へ 戦国時代をしたたかに. 歴人マガジン. ja. 28 October 2021.
  4. Book: Tucker . Spencer . The roots and consequences of civil wars and revolutions : conflicts that changed world history . 16 February 2017 . ABC-CLIO . Santa Barbara, California . 9781440842948 . 78.
  5. Web site: 村岡藩と山名の殿様. Yabu city official. ja. 28 October 2021.
  6. Web site: 但馬・村岡藩主山名氏系図が手ぬぐいに. 16 September 2015 . The Sankei News. ja. 28 October 2021.