Rokkaku Yoshikata 六角 義賢 | |
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 Rokkaku Yoshikata's portrait | |
| Head of Rokkaku clan | |
| In office 1552–1559 | |
| Succeeded by | Rokkaku Yoshisuke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1521 |
| Died | April 19, 1598 (aged 77) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ashikaga Shogunate |
| Unit | Rokkaku clan |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Norada (1560) Battle of Kannonji (1568) Siege of Kanegasaki (1570) Ishiyama Hongan-ji War (1574-1580) |
Rokkaku Yoshikata (六角 義賢, 1521 – April 19, 1598) was a samurai head of the Rokkaku clan during Japan's Sengoku period.[1] He was shugo (governor) and later daimyō of an area of southern Ōmi province, he served as castellan of Kannonji Castle. He later became a Buddhist monk, under the name Shōtei.
The Crest of the Rokkaku clan
- ^ Papinot, Jacques. (2003). Nobiliaire du japon, p. 53.