Akao Kiyotsuna (赤尾 清綱, 1514 – September 1, 1573) or Akao Mimisaka no Kami Kiyotsuna[1] was a Japanese samurai of the late Sengoku period, a senior retainer of the Azai clan of Ōmi Province. Together with Kaihō Tsunachika and Amenomori Kiyosada, Kiyotsuna was known as one of the "Three Generals of the Azai" (浅井三将, Azai-sanshō).[2]
Akao Kiyotsuna | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 赤尾 清綱 |
| Born | 1514 Ōmi Province |
| Died | September 1, 1573 Odani Castle |
| Allegiance | Azai clan |
| Rank | Azai-sanshō |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Norada (1560) Siege of Kanegasaki (1570) Battle of Anegawa (1570) Siege of Odani (1573) |
| Children | Akao Kiyofuyu |
Kiyotsuna served three generations of the Azai lords: Sukemasa, Hisamasa, and Nagamasa.[3] As a mark of the Azai family's deep trust of Akao, he was allowed to maintain a residence within Odani Castle.[4] He is noted for his role in the ascendancy of Nagamasa by forcing Hisamasa into retirement in 1560.[1]
In 1573, Kiyotsuna was imprisoned after the fall of Odani Castle, and beheaded by Nobunaga. However, Nobunaga spared the life of Kiyotsuna's son, Akao Kiyofuyu.
Notes
edit- ^ a b Ōta, Gyūichi (2011). The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga. Leiden: BRILL. p. 199. ISBN 978-90-04-20162-0.
- ^ "?í?'•??«Šo?' |—pŒê?W |". Archived from the original on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- ^ (in Japanese) あ（その1）. Archived 2009-10-24.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-08-13. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
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