Oyamada Yorisada

• Birth: 1525
• Death: 1588
• Title: Chikuzen no kami
• Distinction: Date retainer

Yorisada was a retainer of Date Masamune who was reknowned as a great warrior. He served in the rear guard at the battle of Nakaniida against the Ôsaki clan and when the fighting turned against the Date, Yorisada fought gallantly until he was killed.

References

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