Matsui Munenobu (松井 宗信, 1515 – June 12, 1560) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was also known as Matsui Gohachirō.[1] Born the son of Matsui Sadamune, he was a retainer of the Imagawa clan.[2] After the death of his brother in the year Eiroku-2 (1559), he became lord of Futamata Castle in Tōtōmi Province.[2] The next year, he joined Imagawa Yoshimoto's army on its march to Kyoto, and was killed en route by Oda forces at the Battle of Okehazama in 1560.[2]
His son, Munetsune, would go on to serve the Takeda Clan.
Family
edit- Matsui Sadamune (Ja:松井貞宗): Father
- Matsui Nobushige (Ja:松井 信薫): Brother
- Matsui Munetsune (Ja:松井 宗恒): Son
Notes
edit- ^ Lamers, Ota Gyuichi ; translated and edited by J.S.A. Elisonas and J.P. (2011). The chronicle of Lord Nobunaga. Leiden: Brill. p. 91. ISBN 978-9004201620.
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External links
edit- Picture of Matsui's Grave (text in Japanese)
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