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* ''Died: [[1546]]'' | * ''Died: [[1546]]'' | ||
* ''Distinction: Lord of [[Musashi province|Musashi]]'' | * ''Distinction: Lord of [[Musashi province|Musashi]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''Japanese'': [[上杉]]朝定 ''(Uesugi Tomosada)'' | |
Tomosada was the son of [[Uesugi Tomooki]]. He lost [[Kawagoe castle]] to [[Hojo Ujitsuna|Hôjô Ujitsuna]] in [[1537]] and was forced to retreat to [[Matsuyama castle]]. He allied with [[Uesugi Norimasa]] (of the [[Uesugi clan (Yamanouchi)|Yamanouchi-Uesugi]]) and together they made a series of bids to retake Kawagoe. Their greatest effort occured in [[1544]], when they had the support of [[Ashikaga Haruuji]] and the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] were distracted by the [[Imagawa clan|Imagawa family]]. The allies surrounded Kawagoe, and when Ujiyasu suggested a truce, Tomosada flatly refused (some say with a laugh). Tomosada and his allies grew ever more overconfident, assuming Ujiyasu's request was one of desperation (which it may have been at the time), and let their guard begin to slip. Tomosada was killed the following year in a surprise Hôjô night attack that saved the castle. With his death, the [[Uesugi clan (Ogigayatsu)|Ogigayatsu-Uesugi]] declined rapidly. | Tomosada was the son of [[Uesugi Tomooki]]. He lost [[Kawagoe castle]] to [[Hojo Ujitsuna|Hôjô Ujitsuna]] in [[1537]] and was forced to retreat to [[Matsuyama castle]]. He allied with [[Uesugi Norimasa]] (of the [[Uesugi clan (Yamanouchi)|Yamanouchi-Uesugi]]) and together they made a series of bids to retake Kawagoe. Their greatest effort occured in [[1544]], when they had the support of [[Ashikaga Haruuji]] and the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] were distracted by the [[Imagawa clan|Imagawa family]]. The allies surrounded Kawagoe, and when Ujiyasu suggested a truce, Tomosada flatly refused (some say with a laugh). Tomosada and his allies grew ever more overconfident, assuming Ujiyasu's request was one of desperation (which it may have been at the time), and let their guard begin to slip. Tomosada was killed the following year in a surprise Hôjô night attack that saved the castle. With his death, the [[Uesugi clan (Ogigayatsu)|Ogigayatsu-Uesugi]] declined rapidly. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:26, 29 October 2010
Tomosada was the son of Uesugi Tomooki. He lost Kawagoe castle to Hôjô Ujitsuna in 1537 and was forced to retreat to Matsuyama castle. He allied with Uesugi Norimasa (of the Yamanouchi-Uesugi) and together they made a series of bids to retake Kawagoe. Their greatest effort occured in 1544, when they had the support of Ashikaga Haruuji and the Hôjô were distracted by the Imagawa family. The allies surrounded Kawagoe, and when Ujiyasu suggested a truce, Tomosada flatly refused (some say with a laugh). Tomosada and his allies grew ever more overconfident, assuming Ujiyasu's request was one of desperation (which it may have been at the time), and let their guard begin to slip. Tomosada was killed the following year in a surprise Hôjô night attack that saved the castle. With his death, the Ogigayatsu-Uesugi declined rapidly.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
