Miyoshi Nagayoshi | |
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三好 長慶 | |
![]() Portrait of Miyoshi Nagayoshi | |
Head of Miyoshi clan | |
In office 1549–1564 | |
Succeeded by | Miyoshi Yoshitsugu |
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Born | 1522 Yamashiro Province, Japan |
Died | July 4, 1564 Kawachi Province, Japan | (aged 42)
Spouse | Hatano Tanemichi's daughter |
Relations | Miyoshi Yoshikata (brother) Atagi Fuyuyasu (brother) Sogō Kazumasa (brother) Miyoshi Yoshitsugu (adopted son) |
Children | Miyoshi Yoshioki |
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Allegiance | ![]() |
Rank | Daimyo (Lord) |
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Miyoshi Nagayoshi (三好 長慶, March 10, 1522 – August 10, 1564), or Miyoshi Choukei,[1] the eldest son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai and daimyō who ruled seven provinces in Kansai.[2] He was considered the most powerful figure during the Sengoku period before the rise of Oda Nobunaga, as Nagayoshi controlled the central government of the Shogunate.[3][4]
Nagayoshi held the court titles of Shūri-dayū (修理太夫) and Chikuzen no Kami (筑前守). 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 clan and the Hosokawa clan, while also engaging in conflict againstAshikaga Yoshiteru, the Shogun.[5]
Nagayoshi was most known for his role in the political strife at Kyoto in the mid-16th century.[6] Under his leadership, the Miyoshi clan was considered to be at the greatest extent of their power in history.[7]