Miyoshi Nagayoshi

Miyoshi Nagayoshi
三好 長慶
Portrait of Miyoshi Nagayoshi
Head of Miyoshi clan
In office
1549–1564
Succeeded byMiyoshi Yoshitsugu
Personal details
Born1522
Yamashiro Province, Japan
DiedJuly 4, 1564(1564-07-04) (aged 42)
Kawachi Province, Japan
SpouseHatano Tanemichi's daughter
RelationsMiyoshi Yoshikata (brother)
Atagi Fuyuyasu (brother)
Sogō Kazumasa (brother)
Miyoshi Yoshitsugu (adopted son)
ChildrenMiyoshi Yoshioki
Parents
  • Miyoshi Motonaga (father)
  • Unknown (mother)
Military service
Allegiance Miyoshi clan
RankDaimyo (Lord)
Battles/wars

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]

  1. ^ Hall 1991, p. 319.
  2. ^ "朝日日本歴史人物事典「三好長慶」の解説". Kotobank. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ Imatani & Amano 2013, p. 9.
  4. ^ Amano 2010, pp. 344–345.
  5. ^ "飯盛山城" (in Japanese). 大東市. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. ^ Conlan 2024, p. 333.
  7. ^ Morgan Pitelka (2013). Japanese Tea Culture: Art, History and Practice. Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 978-1134535316. Retrieved 1 June 2024.