Akamatsu Mitsusuke

Akamatsu Mitsusuke (赤松 満祐, 1381 - September 25, 1441) was a Japanese samurai of the Akamatsu clan during the Sengoku Period.[1]

Akamatsu Mitsusuke
EraSengoku
Birth date1381
Death dateSeptember 25, 1441(1441-09-25) (aged 59–60)
Clan(s)Akamatsu
Father , MotherAkamatusu Yoshinori
In this Japanese name, the surname is Akamatsu.
Emblem (mon) of the Akamatsu clan

Early life

Mitsusuke was the son of Akamatusu Yoshinori.[1]

Assassin

In 1441, Mitsusuke killed Ashikaga Yoshinori who was leader of the Ashikaga shogunate.[1]

In response, he was attacked by forces of the Yamana clan and the Hosokawa clan. In defeat, he was forced to commit suicide.[1]

References
  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kaikitsu-no-hen," Japan encyclopedia, p. 456.
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