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* ''Birth: [[1543]]''
* ''Death: [[1593]]''
* ''Titles: Aki no kami''
* ''Sons: [[Kosokabe Chikauji]] (d.[[1592]]), [[Kosokabe Sadachika]])''
Chikayasu was the third son of [[Chosokabe Kunichika]] and a younger brother of [[Chosokabe Motochika]]. He was adopted by [[Kosokabe Chikahide]] in [[1558]] and following the defeat of the [[Aki clan|Aki family]] in [[1569]] was given [[Aki castle]]. He went on to serve Motochika loyally throughout his career. He played a notable role in the Chosokabe victory at the Nakatomigawa in [[1582]] and captured [[Tsu castle]], afterwards being given [[Tomioka castle]] in [[Awa province]]. He was known as a diplomat as well as soldier, and worked at arranging a [[Chosokabe clan|Chosokabe]]-[[Oda clan (Owari)|Oda]] alliance. He sent messages to [[Oda Nobuo]] and [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] when the latter two were facing [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] in [[1584]]. After these endeavors, his talents became widely known. He died of illness in [[Nagato province]] en route to join the [[Korean Campaign]] in 1593. His eldest son Chikauji had also died of illness the previous year. A younger son, Sadachika, left [[Tosa province]] following the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] and settled in [[Shimosa province|Shimôsa province]].
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[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]
* ''Death: [[1593]]''
* ''Titles: Aki no kami''
* ''Sons: [[Kosokabe Chikauji]] (d.[[1592]]), [[Kosokabe Sadachika]])''
Chikayasu was the third son of [[Chosokabe Kunichika]] and a younger brother of [[Chosokabe Motochika]]. He was adopted by [[Kosokabe Chikahide]] in [[1558]] and following the defeat of the [[Aki clan|Aki family]] in [[1569]] was given [[Aki castle]]. He went on to serve Motochika loyally throughout his career. He played a notable role in the Chosokabe victory at the Nakatomigawa in [[1582]] and captured [[Tsu castle]], afterwards being given [[Tomioka castle]] in [[Awa province]]. He was known as a diplomat as well as soldier, and worked at arranging a [[Chosokabe clan|Chosokabe]]-[[Oda clan (Owari)|Oda]] alliance. He sent messages to [[Oda Nobuo]] and [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] when the latter two were facing [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] in [[1584]]. After these endeavors, his talents became widely known. He died of illness in [[Nagato province]] en route to join the [[Korean Campaign]] in 1593. His eldest son Chikauji had also died of illness the previous year. A younger son, Sadachika, left [[Tosa province]] following the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] and settled in [[Shimosa province|Shimôsa province]].
==References==
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[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]
