Miyoshi Nagayoshi

Miyoshi Nagayoshi (三好 長慶, March 10, 1522 – August 10, 1564), eldest son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai and daimyō who was lord of the Miyoshi clan during the Sengoku period. Nagayoshi held the court titles of Shūri-dayū (修理太夫) and Chikuzen no Kami (筑前守), and was also known by the more Sinic reading of his name: Chōkei (長慶). During his tenure, the Miyoshi clan would experience a great rise of power, and engage in a protracted military campaign against its rivals, the Rokkaku and the Hosokawa.[1]

In this Japanese name, the surname is Miyoshi.
Miyoshi Nagayoshi
Miyoshi Nagayoshi
Native name
三好 長慶
BornMarch 1, 1522
Yamashiro Province, Japan
DiedAugust 10, 1564(1564-08-10) (aged 42)
Kawachi Province, Japan
Allegiance Miyoshi clan
RankLord (Daimyō)
Battles/wars

Following his death, Nagayoshi was succeeded by his adopted son, Yoshitsugu (the son of Sogō Kazunari, his younger brother). Nagayoshi died in Iimoriyama Castle in 1564.[2]

Further reading
  • Miyoshi Nagayoshi 『三好長慶』 人物文庫　(学陽書房2010) Tokunaga Shinichirō ISBN 4313752609
  • Miyoshi Nagayoshi 『三好長慶:諸人之を仰ぐこと北斗泰山』 (ミネルヴァ日本評伝選) Amano Tadayuki (ミネルヴァ書房 2014) ISBN 4623070727
  • Iimoriyama jo to Miyoshi Nagayoshi(Iimoriyama Castle and Miyoshi Nagayoshi) 『飯盛山城と三好長慶』　仁木宏,中井均,中西裕樹　(戎光祥出版 2015) ISBN 4864031770

References
  1. "飯盛山城" (in Japanese). 大東市. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. 飯盛山城と三好長慶　仁木宏,中井均,中西裕樹　NPO法人摂河泉地域文化研究所　P.56


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