Yamana Toyokuni
Yamana Toyokuni | |
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Native name | 山名 豊国 |
Born | 1548 Tajima Province |
Died | 25 November 1626 |
Rank | Daimyō |
Commands held | Iwai Castle, Tottori Castle |
Battles/wars | Siege of Tottori |
Relations | Yamana Toyosada (father), Yamana Suketoyo (father-in-law) |
Yamana Toyokuni (山名 豊国, 1548 – 1626) was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period. He was the head of the Inaba Yamana clan and Shugo of the Inaba.
In 1581, his Tottori Castle was besieged by the Oda Nobunaga's army led Hashiba Hideyoshi. After three months of the Siege, Toyokuni surrendered. Thereafter, he became a masterless samurai for a while. In the Battle of Sekigahara, he joined the West squad and after the battle he was given small territory in the Tajima Province by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Further reading
- Ranse wo Kanndotta Otoko 『乱世を看取った男 山名豊国』,吉川永青 (角川春樹事務所, 2021) ISBN 9784758413923