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Sagara Yoshihi (相良義陽) (1544–1581) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period, who ruled a region in southern Higo Province.
In the Siege of Minamata Castle, Sagara Yoshihi was guarded the Castle with 700 soldiers, it was a short siege of the castle of Minamata. Minamata was the entry point for the Ōtomo lands in Higo province. When Shimazu Iehisa encamped near the castle with 115,000 men, Yoshihi was forced to surrender.
Later, Yoshihi was killed in a surprise attack by Kai Soun's army in the Battle of Hibikinohara.
Yoshihi descendants were eventually confirmed in Hitoyoshi Domain, and remained daimyō until the Meiji Restoration.
References
- ^ "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「相良義陽」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- COMPOSITION OF THE BESIEGING ARMY AT MINA-MATA,1581
- "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「相良義陽」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- "Dagara Do". Uki city oficial. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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