About Saitō Toshimitsu
Lived 1534 – 1582 (aged 47–48). Saitō Toshimitsu was a Japanese samurai.
was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period and commander of Kuroi Castle. He was a retainer of Inaba Ittetsu, but later joined Akechi Mitsuhide.
Oda Nobunaga was not pleased that Toshimitsu chose to work under Mitsuhide, and if not for Mitsuhide's intervention, Nobunaga would have killed him.
Toshimitsu was also vital in Akechi's betrayal at Honnō-ji and at the Battle of Yamazaki.
He was the father of the Lady Kasuga, who became a preeminent retainer of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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Who was Saitō Toshimitsu?
samurai
When was Saitō Toshimitsu born?
Saitō Toshimitsu was born in 1534 in Mino Province.
When did Saitō Toshimitsu die?
Saitō Toshimitsu died on 6 July 1582 in Rokujō Riverbed.
What was Saitō Toshimitsu's occupation?
Saitō Toshimitsu was a samurai.
What nationality was Saitō Toshimitsu?
Saitō Toshimitsu was Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Saitō Toshimitsu. https://biography.guide/saito-toshimitsu/
MLA: "Saitō Toshimitsu." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/saito-toshimitsu/.
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