Mogami Yoshiaki 最上 義光 | |
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![]() Mogami Yoshiaki | |
Head of Mogami clan | |
In office 1571–1614 | |
Preceded by | Mogami Yoshimori |
Succeeded by | Mogami Yoshitoshi |
Daimyō of Yamagata Domain | |
In office 1600–1614 | |
Succeeded by | Torii Tadamasa |
Personal details | |
Born | Hakujumaru February 1, 1546 Yamagata Domain |
Died | February 26, 1614 Yamagata Castle | (aged 68)
Relations | Mogami Yoshimori (father) Yoshihime (sister) Date Terumune (brother in law) Date Masamune (nephew) |
Nickname | "Fox of Dewa" |
Military service | |
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Rank | Daimyo |
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Commands | Yamagata domain |
Battles/wars | Dewa Province conquest (1580-1586) Battle of Jugorihara (1588) Siege of Odawara (1590) Kunohe Rebellion (1591) Siege of Shiroishi (1600) Siege of Hasedō (1600) |
Mogami Yoshiaki (最上 義光, February 1, 1546 – February 26, 1614) was a daimyō of the Yamagata Domain in Dewa Province, in the late Sengoku and early Edo periods. Known as "Fox of Dewa".[1]
His younger sister, Yoshihime, later became the wife of Date Terumune and gave birth to his eldest son, Masamune. In other words, Yoshimitsu was Date Masamune's uncle.[2]
It was recorded in historical documents that his body height was over 180 cm.[3]