Born: 1510
House: Matsunaga
Reign: 1560s – 1577
Brief: One of the later independent daimyos in Japan, Hisahide worked hard to build up a power base in the Awa region of Japan. He was educated in poetry and was a patron of the arts within his lands. In 1565, he captured the shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and either murdered him or forced him to commit suicide. A young cousin, Yoshihide, was installed as shogun. By 1568, the tables were turning against Hisahide as the legitimate shogun, Yoshiaki, allied with Oda Nobunaga, capturing Kyoto and forcing Hisahide to surrender. Hisahide was allowed to keep Yamato Province and served Nobunaga until the death of the shogun in 1573. Hisahide fought a four year campaign against Nobunaga until he was trapped in his castle in 1577 and forced to commit suicide. Most of his family died with him rather than submit to Nobunaga.
Brief: One of the later independent daimyos in Japan, Hisahide worked hard to build up a power base in the Awa region of Japan. He was educated in poetry and was a patron of the arts within his lands. In 1565, he captured the shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and either murdered him or forced him to commit suicide. A young cousin, Yoshihide, was installed as shogun. By 1568, the tables were turning against Hisahide as the legitimate shogun, Yoshiaki, allied with Oda Nobunaga, capturing Kyoto and forcing Hisahide to surrender. Hisahide was allowed to keep Yamato Province and served Nobunaga until the death of the shogun in 1573. Hisahide fought a four year campaign against Nobunaga until he was trapped in his castle in 1577 and forced to commit suicide. Most of his family died with him rather than submit to Nobunaga.
Date of Death: 19 November 1577
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