Isshiki Yoshimichi

• Death: 1579
• Son: Isshiki Yoshisada (d.1582)
• Distinction: Lord of Tango province

Yoshimichi was the son of Ishikki Yoshiyuki. He opposed Oda Nobunaga and suffered the invasion of his lands in 1578 by Hosokawa Fujitaka. He was initially successful against Fujitaka but was defeated when Akechi Mitsuhide arrived and the Nuta clan betrayed him. Yoshimichi committed suicide in 1579 but his son Yoshisada continued to resist.

References

• Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005