− | Kunihisa was a son of [[Amako Tsunehisa]] and was known in his youth as Magoshirô. He was a principle Amako general while Tsunehisa was alive, leading a force that came to be nicknamed the 'Shinju army' (after the area where Kunihisa's lands were located). He fought under his father in campaigns in [[Aki province|Aki]] and [[Bingo province|Bingo]] provinces during the 1520's and alongside A[[mako Haruhisa]] at Koriyama in [[1540]]. He defeated a [[Mori clan|Môri]] army in [[1544]] but lost his second son, Toyohisa, at the [[Battle of Hashizugawa]] in [[1546]]. Despite his many services, Kunihisa came to be distrusted by Haruhisa, his nephew and the daimyô after Tsunehisa's death. For reasons unclear, Kunihisa was executed at Gassan-Toda by Haruhisa on the suspicion of treason in December [[1554]], along with his eldest son Masahisa and two grandsons. His death is often represented as a contributing factor in the eventual fall of the Amako. Kunihisa had been married to the daughter of Amako retainer [[Tako Tadashige]]. He was a grandfather of [[Amako Katsushige]]. | + | Kunihisa was a son of [[Amako Tsunehisa]] and was known in his youth as Magoshirô [孫四郎]. He was a principle Amako general while Tsunehisa was alive, leading a force that came to be nicknamed the 'Shinju [新宮] army' (after the area where Kunihisa's lands were located). He also acted as the guardian for [[Amako Haruhisa]] (Akihisa) after the latter's father, [[Amako Masahisa|Masahisa]], was killed in 1518. He fought under his father in campaigns in [[Aki province|Aki]] and [[Bingo province|Bingo]] provinces during the 1520's and alongside [[Amako Haruhisa]] at [[Koriyama Castle]] in [[1540]]. He defeated a [[Mori clan|Môri]] army in [[1544]] but lost his second son, [[Amako Toyohisa|Toyohisa]], at the [[Battle of Hashizugawa]] [橋津川] in [[1546]]. Despite his many services, Kunihisa came to be distrusted by Haruhisa, his nephew and the daimyô after Tsunehisa's death. For reasons unclear, Kunihisa was executed at Gassan-Toda by Haruhisa on the suspicion of treason on 25 November [[1554]] (Tembun 23 11/1), along with his eldest son [[Amako Masahisa|Masahisa]] and two grandsons. His death is often represented as a contributing factor in the eventual fall of the Amako. Kunihisa had been married to the daughter of Amako retainer [[Tako Tadashige]]. He was a grandfather of [[Amako Katsushige]]. |