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* ''Born: [[1527]]''
* ''Died: [[1606]]''
* ''Sons: [[Yagyu Munenori|Yagyû Munenori]]''
* ''Distinction: [[Matsunaga clan|Matsunaga]], [[Oda clan|Oda]], [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]] retainer; Swordsman''


Muneyoshi was a samurai of [[Yamato province]] whose family was defeated by the [[Tsutsui clan|Tsutsui]]. He went on to serve the Matsunaga, and later became a retainer of the Oda and then the Toyotomi. His skill as a swordsman eventually earned him the notice of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], who named the [[Yagyu clan|Yagyû]] the official sword instructors of the Tokugawa. He is particularly well-remembered for an encounter with the famed swordsman [[Kamiizumi Nobutsuna]] in [[1563]].

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