Imagawa Yoshitada

Japanese: 今川義忠 - いまがわよしただ

1436－1476 A military commander of the Muromachi period.
Born in March 1836. Son of Imagawa Noritada. In 1852, he became the Shugo of Suruga (Shizuoka Prefecture). During the Onin War, he belonged to the Eastern Army and marched to Kyoto. He invaded Totomi (Shizuoka Prefecture) on the orders of Hosokawa Katsumoto. On his way back from defeating the local lords Yokochi and Katsumata, he was killed by their remnants on February 9, 1875. He was 41 years old. He was commonly known as Hikogoro.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1436－1476　室町時代の武将。
永享8年3月生まれ。今川範忠の子。寛正(かんしょう)2年駿河(するが)(静岡県)守護となる。応仁(おうにん)の乱では東軍に属し,京都へ出兵。細川勝元の命で遠江(とおとうみ)(静岡県)に侵入。国人領主の横地氏,勝間田氏を討った帰途,文明8年2月9日その残党に殺された。41歳。通称は彦五郎。

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