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* ''Death: [[1575]]'' | * ''Death: [[1575]]'' | ||
* ''Distinction: [[Asakura clan|Asakura]] retainer'' | * ''Distinction: [[Asakura clan|Asakura]] retainer'' | ||
| + | * ''Japanese'': [[朝倉]]景健 ''(Asakura Kagetake)'' | ||
| + | Kagetake commanded the Asakura army for [[Asakura Yoshikage]] at the [[Battle of Anegawa]] ([[1570]]), which was lost to the [[Oda clan|Oda]] and [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]]. A few months later he joined [[Asai Nagamasa]] in defeating an Oda force near Sakamoto ([[1570]]) and pressed for an immediate move on the capital, which Nagamasa vetoed. He participated in a number of the confrontations between the Asai/Asakura forces and the Oda around [[Odani castle]] in [[Omi province|Ômi Province]] between [[1571]]-[[1572]]. He surrendered to [[Oda Nobunaga]] in [[1573]] and was given a fief in [[Echizen province|Echizen]]. When the ikko of the province rebelled, he surrendered to them. As a result, the following year Nobunaga sent out an army to destroy him. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | * Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005 | ||
[[Category:Samurai]] | [[Category:Samurai]] | ||
[[Category:Sengoku Period]] | [[Category:Sengoku Period]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:34, 25 October 2015
Kagetake commanded the Asakura army for Asakura Yoshikage at the Battle of Anegawa (1570), which was lost to the Oda and Tokugawa. A few months later he joined Asai Nagamasa in defeating an Oda force near Sakamoto (1570) and pressed for an immediate move on the capital, which Nagamasa vetoed. He participated in a number of the confrontations between the Asai/Asakura forces and the Oda around Odani castle in Ômi Province between 1571-1572. He surrendered to Oda Nobunaga in 1573 and was given a fief in Echizen. When the ikko of the province rebelled, he surrendered to them. As a result, the following year Nobunaga sent out an army to destroy him.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
