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* ''Born: [[1547]]''

* ''Born: [[1547]]''

* ''Died: [[1612]]''

* ''Died: [[1612]]''

 

Yoshishige (whose rank was Hitachi no suke) was the eldest son of [[Satake Yoshiaki]] ([[1531]]-[[1565]]) and held [[Ota Castle]] in [[Hitachi Province]]. His father, whose health was failing, handed over leadership to Yoshishige in [[1562]] and died three years later. An aggressive lord, Yoshishige consolidated the Satake's hold over Hitachi and fought with such local houses as the Ashina, Oda, Naya, et cetera... While he would take [[Shirakawa Castle]] from the Yuki, Yoshishige's primary concern was to be the Hojo family. Allied with the Satomi and Utsunomiya, Yoshishige resisted Hojo expansion into the eastern Kanto for many years. In the mid-1580's, Yoshishige also became involved in actions against Mutsu's rising star, [[Date Masamune]]. He allied with the Ashina and Soma (both former Satake rivals) and contributed his strength to their war with the Date, with Satake troops fighting at the [[Battle of Hitadori|Battle of Hitadori Bridge]] ([[1585]]). Yoshishige handed official control of the Satake to his son Yoshinobu in [[1589]] but remained effectively in command afterwards. The Satake submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] in [[1590]] and sent their forces to assist in the [[Odawara Campaign]]. When sides were being drawn up in 1600 between [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] (the Satake's powerful neighbor in the Kanto since 1590) and [[Ishida Mitsunari]], Yoshinobu waffled. He at first decided to join Ishida's cause and sent messages to [[Uesugi Kagekatsu]], then, at the last moment, hesitated and made is if to join Tokugawa. In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Sekigahara]], Yoshishige was able to intercede on behalf of Yoshinobu when the latter was set to be punished by Tokugawa Ieyasu for his indecisive behavior. The Satake were only made to transfer to Akita in [[1602]] - albiet at the cost of over half their income (from 545,000 koku to roughly 200,000 koku). Yoshishige afterwards lived in [[Rokugo Castle]].  

Yoshishige (whose rank was Hitachi no suke) was the eldest son of [[Satake Yoshiaki]] ([[1531]]-[[1565]]) and held [[Ota Castle]] in [[Hitachi Province]]. His father, whose health was failing, handed over leadership to Yoshishige in [[1562]] and died three years later. An aggressive lord, Yoshishige consolidated the Satake's hold over Hitachi and fought with such local houses as the Ashina, Oda, Naya, et cetera... While he would take [[Shirakawa Castle]] from the Yuki, Yoshishige's primary concern was to be the Hojo family. Allied with the Satomi and Utsunomiya, Yoshishige resisted Hojo expansion into the eastern Kanto for many years. In the mid-1580's, Yoshishige also became involved in actions against Mutsu's rising star, [[Date Masamune]]. He allied with the Ashina and Soma (both former Satake rivals) and contributed his strength to their war with the Date, with Satake troops fighting at the [[Battle of Hitadori|Battle of Hitadori Bridge]] ([[1585]]). Yoshishige handed official control of the Satake to his son Yoshinobu in [[1589]] but remained effectively in command afterwards. The Satake submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] in [[1590]] and sent their forces to assist in the [[Odawara Campaign]]. When sides were being drawn up in 1600 between [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] (the Satake's powerful neighbor in the Kanto since 1590) and [[Ishida Mitsunari]], Yoshinobu waffled. He at first decided to join Ishida's cause and sent messages to [[Uesugi Kagekatsu]], then, at the last moment, hesitated and made is if to join Tokugawa. In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Sekigahara]], Yoshishige was able to intercede on behalf of Yoshinobu when the latter was set to be punished by Tokugawa Ieyasu for his indecisive behavior. The Satake were only made to transfer to Akita in [[1602]] - albiet at the cost of over half their income (from 545,000 koku to roughly 200,000 koku). Yoshishige afterwards lived in [[Rokugo Castle]].  

Yoshishige's most notable retainers included [[Wada Awa no kami Akitame]], [[Kajiwara Mino no kami Masakage]], and [[Satake Yoshisuke]].

Yoshishige's most notable retainers included [[Wada Awa no kami Akitame]], [[Kajiwara Mino no kami Masakage]], and [[Satake Yoshisuke]].

 

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