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* ''Birth: [[1521]]
* ''Death: [[1598]]
* ''Other names: Sasaki Yoshikata, Rokkaku Shôtei
* ''Distinction: [[Omi province|Ômi]] Warlord
* ''Sons: [[Rokkaku Yoshiharu]], Yoshisada
Yoshikata was a son of [[Rokkaku Sadayori]]. He was involved in many of the later struggles for power around Kyoto, supporting [[Hosokawa Harumoto]] in [[1549]] in his war with [[Miyoshi Chokei]]. He went on to fight with [[Asai Hisamasa]] of northern Ômi and [[Saito Dosan|Saito Dôsan]] of [[Mino province|Mino]], as well as with [[Matsunaga Hisahide]] in [[1558]]. In [[1559]] Yoshikata officially retired in favor of his son [[Rokkaku Yoshiharu|Yoshiharu]] and shaved his head and assumed the name Shôtei. He nonetheless continued as the effective joint-leader of the Rokkaku. Yoshikata and Yoshiharu were soundly defeated at [[Battle of Norada|Norada]] in [[1560]] by the [[Asai clan|Asai]] and created dissension within the ranks of their retainer band by executing [[Goto Katatoyo|Goto ''Tajima no kami'' Katatoyo]] in [[1563]]. In [[1567]] they jointly composed the Rokkaku-shi shikimoku, which, significantly, places limitations on the authority of the [[daimyo|daimyô]]. They refused a request by [[Oda Nobunaga|Nobunaga]] to allow [[Oda clan|Oda]] troops safe passage through southern Ômi in September [[1568]]. As a result the [[Rokkaku clan|Rokkaku]] were brushed aside by Nobunaga on his way to Kyoto in October-November. Yoshikata and Yoshiharu fled Kannonji, which fell into Nobunaga's hands, but continued to contest Nobunaga's activities from Namazue Castle with what might be termed guerrilla warfare. They were defeated attempting to take Chomyoji in southern Ômi from [[Shibata Katsuie]] and Yoshikata afterwards surrendered in [[1570]]. He was afterwards allowed to live in Ômi by Nobunaga.
==References==
{{biodict}}
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
* ''Death: [[1598]]
* ''Other names: Sasaki Yoshikata, Rokkaku Shôtei
* ''Distinction: [[Omi province|Ômi]] Warlord
* ''Sons: [[Rokkaku Yoshiharu]], Yoshisada
Yoshikata was a son of [[Rokkaku Sadayori]]. He was involved in many of the later struggles for power around Kyoto, supporting [[Hosokawa Harumoto]] in [[1549]] in his war with [[Miyoshi Chokei]]. He went on to fight with [[Asai Hisamasa]] of northern Ômi and [[Saito Dosan|Saito Dôsan]] of [[Mino province|Mino]], as well as with [[Matsunaga Hisahide]] in [[1558]]. In [[1559]] Yoshikata officially retired in favor of his son [[Rokkaku Yoshiharu|Yoshiharu]] and shaved his head and assumed the name Shôtei. He nonetheless continued as the effective joint-leader of the Rokkaku. Yoshikata and Yoshiharu were soundly defeated at [[Battle of Norada|Norada]] in [[1560]] by the [[Asai clan|Asai]] and created dissension within the ranks of their retainer band by executing [[Goto Katatoyo|Goto ''Tajima no kami'' Katatoyo]] in [[1563]]. In [[1567]] they jointly composed the Rokkaku-shi shikimoku, which, significantly, places limitations on the authority of the [[daimyo|daimyô]]. They refused a request by [[Oda Nobunaga|Nobunaga]] to allow [[Oda clan|Oda]] troops safe passage through southern Ômi in September [[1568]]. As a result the [[Rokkaku clan|Rokkaku]] were brushed aside by Nobunaga on his way to Kyoto in October-November. Yoshikata and Yoshiharu fled Kannonji, which fell into Nobunaga's hands, but continued to contest Nobunaga's activities from Namazue Castle with what might be termed guerrilla warfare. They were defeated attempting to take Chomyoji in southern Ômi from [[Shibata Katsuie]] and Yoshikata afterwards surrendered in [[1570]]. He was afterwards allowed to live in Ômi by Nobunaga.
==References==
{{biodict}}
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]