Motoshige was at first a vassal of the [[Jinbo clan|Jinbo]] of [[Etchu province|Etchû]], then joined [[Uesugi Kenshin]] sometime after [[1560]]. He held [[Toyama castle]] and battled with Etchû Ikko-Ikki in [[1572]]. He later sided with the [[Oda clan|Oda]] but lost Toyama to them nonetheless. | Motoshige was at first a vassal of the [[Jinbo clan|Jinbo]] of [[Etchu province|Etchû]], then joined [[Uesugi Kenshin]] sometime after [[1560]]. He held [[Toyama castle]] and battled with Etchû Ikko-Ikki in [[1572]]. He later sided with the [[Oda clan|Oda]] but lost Toyama to them nonetheless. |