About Wada Koremasa
Lived 1530 – 1571 (aged 40–41). Wada Koremasa was a Japanese samurai.
was samurai and senior retainer of the Ashikaga Shogunate. The Wada clan were a Kōka ikki clan in Kōka District until Koremasa was granted land in Settsu Province in 1568 as a reward for his support for Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga.
Nobunaga held him in high regard. Koremasa fought against Settsu Ikeda clan and died during the battle of Shiraigawara in 1571, being killed by Araki Murashige.
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Who was Wada Koremasa?
samurai
When was Wada Koremasa born?
Wada Koremasa was born in 1530 in Kōka district.
When did Wada Koremasa die?
Wada Koremasa died on 17 September 1571.
What was Wada Koremasa's occupation?
Wada Koremasa was a samurai.
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Wada Koremasa was Japanese.
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