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* ''Other names: Kakizaki Yoshihiro''

* ''Other names: Kakizaki Yoshihiro''

* ''Distinction: [[Ezo province|Ezo]] warlord, Izu-no-kami''

* ''Distinction: [[Ezo province|Ezo]] warlord, Izu-no-kami''

 

Kakizaki Yoshihiro (later, Matsumae Yoshihiro) was the lord of the Sonogi area of [[Ezo]] province ([[Hokkaido]]) and submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] in [[1590]], bringing troops to the reduction of [[Kunoe castle]] the following year. Until the time of Yoshihiro, the [[Matsumae clan|Matsumae]] were known as the 'Kakizaki' clan - this would change in [[1606]], when Yoshihiro visited [[Kyoto]] and [[Osaka]]. He became known as 'Matsumae' Yoshihiro while showing a map of Matsumae, the town in Ezo where his clan was originally from, to a group of the late Hideyoshi's chief retainers at [[Osaka castle]]. Yoshihiro had reportedly many [[Ainu]] in his army, and these were well-known for their special poisoned arrows, although it is not known how effective these arrows were in battle, if employed at all.

Matsumae Yoshihiro was the lord of the Sonogi area of Ezo province (Hokkaido) and submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] in [[1590]], bringing troops to the reduction of [[Kunoe castle]] the following year. Until the time of Yoshihiro, the [[Matsumae clan|Matsumae]] were known as the 'Kakizaki' clan - this would change in [[1606]], when Yoshihiro visited [[Kyoto]] and [[Osaka]]. He became known as 'Matsumae' Yoshihiro while showing a map of Matsumae, the town in Ezo where his clan was originally from, to a group of the late Hideyoshi's chief retainers at [[Osaka castle]]. Yoshihiro had reportedly many [[Ainu]] in his army, and these were well-known for their special poisoned arrows, although it is not known how effective these arrows were in battle, if employed at all.

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