Yoshishige Satake

A military commander from the Sengoku to Azuchi-Momoyama periods. Born on February 16, 1551, in Ota Castle, Hitachi Province (Hitachi-Ota City, Ibaraki Prefecture). His childhood name was Tokujumaru, and his family name was Jiro. As a Sengoku daimyo, he fought with Hojo Ujimasa for the Kanto region, and advanced into Shimotsuke Province (Tochigi Prefecture) in addition to Hitachi Province. He also fought with Date Masamune for Sendou, and formed separate provinces in Hitachi, Shimotsuke, and southern Oshu. He had contact with the Azuchi-Momoyama government from an early stage, and formed an alliance with Takigawa Kazumasu, a subordinate of Oda Nobunaga who was in Umayabashi (Maebashi City), and also cooperated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the attack on Odawara Castle. As a result, Hideyoshi granted him the fief and ordered him to be the "flag bearer of Joshu", but he handed it over to his son Yoshinobu due to his retirement. Furthermore, when the Satake clan was transferred to Akita, he worked with Tokugawa Ieyasu and his son on politics to ensure that Yoshinobu could continue as a feudal lord. He was called Demon Yoshishige, and it is said that he never stopped trembling with excitement when he went out to battle. He died on April 19, 1604, in Hanadate Village, Senboku County, Dewa Province (Daisen City, Akita Prefecture). His mausoleum is located in Tenshinji Temple in Akita City.

[Masayoshi Fukushima]

"Masayoshi Fukushima, 'Yoshishige Satake' (1966, Jinbutsu Oraisha)"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

戦国～安土(あづち)桃山時代の武将。天文(てんぶん)16年2月16日、常陸(ひたち)国太田城（茨城県常陸太田市）に生まれる。幼名は徳寿丸(とくじゅまる)、字(あざな)を次郎と称す。戦国大名として北条氏政(うじまさ)と関東を争い、常陸国以外に下野(しもつけ)国（栃木県）へも進出し、一方、伊達政宗(だてまさむね)と仙道(せんどう)を争い、常陸、下野、奥州南部に分国を形成した。織豊(しょくほう)政権とは早くから連絡をとり、厩橋(うまやばし)（前橋市）にきていた織田信長の部将滝川一益(かずます)と提携をしたり、豊臣(とよとみ)秀吉の小田原城攻撃にも協力をした。そのため秀吉から当知行地(ちぎょうち)を安堵(あんど)され、「常州の旗頭」を命じられたが、隠居を理由に子息義宣(よしのぶ)にこれを譲った。なお佐竹家の秋田転封に際しても、徳川家康父子に政治工作をして、義宣が大名として存続できるよう努力をした。鬼義重とよばれて、出陣に武者震いがとまらなかったといわれる。慶長(けいちょう)17年4月19日、出羽(でわ)国仙北(せんぽく)郡花館(はなだて)村（秋田県大仙(だいせん)市）で死去。御霊屋(みたまや)は秋田市の闐信寺(てんしんじ)にある。

［福島正義］

『福島正義著『佐竹義重』（1966・人物往来社）』

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