Yamayoshi Toyomori
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was a hatamoto
serving Uesugi Kenshin
.
Toyomori negotiated a peace treaty with the Hōjō
clan in 1570, just a year after Toyomori became a hatomoto. While Kenshin was out fighting elsewhere, he entrusted the defense of Kasugayama Castle
to Toyomori. Toyomori died of illness in 1577.
Hatamoto
A was a samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan. While all three of the shogunates in Japanese history had official retainers, in the two preceding ones, they were referred to as gokenin. However, in the Edo period, hatamoto were the upper vassals of the Tokugawa...
serving Uesugi Kenshin
Uesugi Kenshin
was a daimyo who ruled Echigo province in the Sengoku period of Japan.He was one of the most powerful lords of the Sengoku period. While chiefly remembered for his prowess on the battlefield, Kenshin is also regarded as an extremely skillful administrator who fostered the growth of local industries...
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Toyomori negotiated a peace treaty with the Hōjō
Hojo
Hōjō may refer to:*Hōjō clan, a family of regents of the Kamakura Shogunate*Late Hōjō clan, daimyo in the Sengoku Period*Hōjō, Ehime, a city in Japan*Hōjō, one of the five kata of Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū...
clan in 1570, just a year after Toyomori became a hatomoto. While Kenshin was out fighting elsewhere, he entrusted the defense of Kasugayama Castle
Kasugayama Castle
' was the primary fortress of the Japanese warlord Uesugi Kenshin during the Sengoku period. It is situated in what is now the city of Jōetsu, Niigata prefecture, and was originally built and ruled by the Nagao clan....
to Toyomori. Toyomori died of illness in 1577.