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* ''Died: [[1542]]''

* ''Died: [[1542]]''

* ''Distinction: [[Shinano province|Shinano]] warlord''

* ''Distinction: [[Shinano province|Shinano]] warlord''

 

Yorishige was a son of [[Suwa Yoritaka]] [諏訪頼隆] and succeeded his father when the latter died in 1539.  He ruled the area about [[Lake Suwa]] in [[Shinano province|Shinano Province]]. In [[1540]] the Suwa and their rivals the Takeda of [[Kai province|Kai Province]] made peace and Yorishige married the daughter of [[Takeda Nobutora]], [[Nene]].  The following summer he joined Nobutora and [[Murakami Yoshikiyo]] in attacking [[Unno Munetsuna]].  Shortly after that, Nobutora was banished from Kai by his son, [[Takeda Shingen|Harunobu]], and the Takeda-Suwa alliance was rendered moot.  Yorishige and [[Ogasawara Nagatoki]] joined forces to invade Kai but were repulsed by Harunobu. In [[1542]] the Takeda made a sudden attack that caught Yorishige by surprise and brought down both [[Uehara]] and [[Kuwabara]] within two days. Yorishige was brought back to Kai and confined at the [[Tokoji|Tôkoji]] in Kofu.  He was forced to commit suicide along with his brother [[Suwa Yoritaka|Yoritaka]] [頼高] on 1542/7/21, although he may possibly have been murdered. His daughter was taken as a concubine by Shingen and produced the eventual head of the Takeda, [[Takeda Katsuyori|Takeda (Suwa) Katsuyori]].  His son was spared and was taken to Kai along with his mother.  He eventually became known as Chôkyuu [長岌] and his eventual fate is unknown.

Yorishige was a son of [[Suwa Yoritaka]] and ruled the area about [[Lake Suwa]] in Shinano province. He joined with his neighbors (such as [[Murakami clan|Murakami]] and [[Ogasawara clan|Ogasawara]]) to clash with the [[Takeda clan (Kai)|Takeda of Kai]] on a number of occasions between [[1531]] and [[1542]], although a peace was made through his marriage to a younger sister of [[Takeda Shingen]] ([[ Nene (b.1528)|Nene]]). In [[1542]] the Takeda made a sudden attack that caught Yorishige by surprise and brought down both [[Uehara]] and [[Kuwabara]] within two days. Yorishige was forced to commit suicide on 31 August 1542. His daughter was taken as a concubine by Shingen and produced the eventual head of the Takeda, [[Takeda Katsuyori|Takeda (Suwa) Katsuyori]].

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