Miyoshi Nagayoshi | |
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三好 長慶 | |
 Portrait of Miyoshi Nagayoshi | |
| Head of Miyoshi clan | |
| In office 1549–1564 | |
| Succeeded by | Miyoshi Yoshitsugu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1522 Yamashiro Province, Japan |
| Died | July 4, 1564 (aged 42) Kawachi Province, Japan |
| Spouse | Hatano Tanemichi's daughter |
| Relations | Miyoshi Yoshikata (brother) Atagi Fuyuyasu (brother) Sogō Kazumasa (brother) Miyoshi Yoshitsugu (adopted son) |
| Children | Miyoshi Yoshioki |
| Parents |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Miyoshi clan |
| Rank | Daimyo (Lord) |
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Miyoshi Nagayoshi (三好 長慶, March 10, 1522 – August 10, 1564), or Miyoshi Choukei,[1] the eldest son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai and daimyō who ruled seven provinces in Kansai.[2] He was considered the most powerful figure during the Sengoku period before the rise of Oda Nobunaga, as Nagayoshi controlled the central government of the Shogunate.[3][4]
Nagayoshi held the court titles of Shūri-dayū (修理太夫) and Chikuzen no Kami (筑前守). During his tenure, the Miyoshi clan would experience a great rise of power, and engage in a protracted military campaign against its rivals, the Rokkaku clan and the Hosokawa clan, while also engaging in conflict against Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the Shogun.[5]
Nagayoshi was most known for his role in the political strife at Kyoto in the mid-16th century.[6] Under his leadership, the Miyoshi clan was considered to be at the greatest extent of their power in history.[7]
- ^ Hall 1991, p. 319.
- ^ "朝日日本歴史人物事典「三好長慶」の解説". Kotobank. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ Imatani & Amano 2013, p. 9.
- ^ Amano 2010, pp. 344–345.
- ^ "飯盛山城" (in Japanese). 大東市. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Conlan 2024, p. 333.
- ^ Morgan Pitelka (2013). Japanese Tea Culture: Art, History and Practice. Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 978-1134535316. Retrieved 1 June 2024.