Takemata Yoshitsuna

• Born: 1524
• Died: 1582

Yoshitsuna was a retainer of Uesugi Kenshin and later, Uesugi Kagekatsu, whom he assisted in the Ôtate no Ran. Later, Yoshitsuna was named as one of the defenders of Uzu castle in Etchû; when Uzu fell to the Oda, Yoshitsuna committed suicide.

References

• Initial text from Samurai-Archives.com FWSeal & CEWest, 2005