About Akechi Mitsuyoshi
Lived 1569 – 1582 (aged 12–13). Akechi Mitsuyoshi was a Japanese samurai.
was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period and the eldest son of Akechi Mitsuhide. He stayed at Kameyama Castle when the Honnoji Incident occurred.
In 1582, during Honnoji Incident, after Oda Nobutada died at Nijo Castle, he moved to Sakamoto Castle in Omi Province and was given the task of defending the western provinces.
When his father, Mitsuhide, was defeated in the Battle of Yamazaki, he was himself fighting a losing battle against Nakagawa Kiyohide and Dom Justo Takayama, whereupon he committed seppuku.
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Who was Akechi Mitsuyoshi?
Japanese Samurai
When was Akechi Mitsuyoshi born?
Akechi Mitsuyoshi was born in 1569.
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Akechi Mitsuyoshi died in 1582.
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Akechi Mitsuyoshi was a samurai.
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Akechi Mitsuyoshi was Japanese.
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