Azai Nagamasa

Azai Nagamasa
浅井 長政
Head of Azai clan
In office
1560–1573
Preceded byAzai Hisamasa
Personal details
Born1545
Omi Province
DiedSeptember 26, 1573(1573-09-26) (aged 27–28)
Odani Castle
SpouseOichi (Oda Nobunaga sister)
ChildrenYodo-dono (daughter)
Ohatsu (daughter)
Oeyo (daughter)
Manpukumaru (son)
Parent
Military service
Allegiance Asakura clan
Unit Azai clan
Battles/warsBattle of Norada (1560)
Attack on Saitō clan (1565)
Siege of Kanegasaki (1570)
Battle of Anegawa (1570)
Siege of Odani Castle (1573)

Azai Nagamasa (浅井 長政, 1545 – 26 September 1573) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period known as the brother-in-law and enemy of Oda Nobunaga.[1] Nagamasa was head of the Azai clan seated at Odani Castle in northern Ōmi Province and married Nobunaga's sister Oichi in 1564, fathering her three daughters – Yodo-dono, Ohatsu, and Oeyo – who became prominent figures in their own right.[1]

Nagamasa became one of Nobunaga's enemies in 1570 due to the Azai alliance with the Asakura clan, and fought against Nobunaga at major battles including the Battle of Anegawa.[1] Nagamasa and his clan were destroyed by Nobunaga in August 1573, and he committed seppuku during the siege of Odani Castle.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "朝日日本歴史人物事典「浅井長政」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 25 November 2021.