About Kaihō Tsunachika
Lived 1510 – 1573 (aged 62–63). Kaihō Tsunachika was a military commander.
was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period who served Azai clan as a senior retainer. His son Kaihō Yūshō was a representative painter of the Azuchi–Momoyama period in Japan.
Tsunachika served as a senior retainer and military commissioner for three generations of the Azai clan. Together with Akao Kiyotsuna and Amenomori Kiyosada, Tsunachika was known as one of the .
In 1573, Tsunachika is considered to have been killed in action when Oda Nobunaga attacked and toppled Odani Castle.
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Who was Kaihō Tsunachika?
Japanese samurai
When was Kaihō Tsunachika born?
Kaihō Tsunachika was born in 1510.
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Kaihō Tsunachika died in 1573.
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Kaihō Tsunachika was a military commander.
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