About Akamatsu Mitsusuke
Lived 1381 – 1441 (aged 59–60). Akamatsu Mitsusuke was a Japanese samurai.
was a Japanese samurai of the Akamatsu clan during the Muromachi Period. Other sources say he was born in 1373.
Family Mitsusuke was the son of Akamatusu Yoshinori and father of Akamatsu Noriyasu.
Assassination of the Shogun and death In 1441, Mitsusuke killed the reigning Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshinori, in response to the Shogun's choice of one of his rivals, Akamatsu Sadaura, as head of the clan. In response, he was attacked by forces of the Yamana clan and the Hosokawa clan. In defeat, he was forced to commit suicide.
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Who was Akamatsu Mitsusuke?
samurai
When was Akamatsu Mitsusuke born?
Akamatsu Mitsusuke was born in 1381.
When did Akamatsu Mitsusuke die?
Akamatsu Mitsusuke died on 25 September 1441 in Kinoyama Castle.
What was Akamatsu Mitsusuke's occupation?
Akamatsu Mitsusuke was a samurai.
What nationality was Akamatsu Mitsusuke?
Akamatsu Mitsusuke was Japanese.
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