Akamatsu Mitsusuke
Akamatsu Mitsusuke | |
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Era | Muromachi |
Birth date | 1381 |
Death date | September 25, 1441 | (aged 59–60)
Clan(s) | Akamatsu |
Father , Mother | Akamatusu Yoshinori |
Akamatsu Mitsusuke (赤松 満祐, 1381 – September 25, 1441) was a Japanese samurai of the Akamatsu clan during the Muromachi Period.[1]
Early life[edit]
Mitsusuke was the son of Akamatusu Yoshinori.[1]
Assassination of the Shogun and death[edit]
In 1441, Mitsusuke killed the reigning Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshinori, in response to the Shogun's choice of one of his rivals, Akamatsu Sadaura, as head of the clan.[1] In response, he was attacked by forces of the Yamana clan and the Hosokawa clan.[failed verification] In defeat, he was forced to commit suicide.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kaikitsu-no-hen," Japan encyclopedia, p. 456.