Yoshikiyo Murakami

Japanese: 村上義清 - むらかみ・よしきよ

Year of death: Tensho 1.1.1 (1573.2.3)
Year of birth: Bunki 1 (1501)
A military commander in the Sengoku period. Son of Akikuni, lord of Katsurao Castle (Sakaki Town, Nagano Prefecture) in Hanishina County, Shinano Province (there is also a strong theory that he was the son of Yorihira). Childhood name Takeomaru. Saemonnosuke, Hyobu Shoyu. Takeda's invasion of Shinano began when Takeda Shingen was expanding his influence into the Kawanakajima region and the Saku and Ogata regions. In February 1548 (Tenbun 17), he defeated Shingen's army at Uedahara (Ueda City), and continued to expand his influence on the strength of his defeat. In September 1554 (Tenbun 19), he defeated the Takeda army again at Toishi Castle, but in May of the following year, the castle was captured by Sanada Yukitaka, and he was at a disadvantage. In April 1559 (Tenbun 22), he was attacked by Takeda forces and escaped Katsurao Castle, attempting to make a comeback but failing, he fled to Uesugi Kenshin in Echigo. This was also one of the causes of the Battle of Kawanakajima that occurred in 1561 (Eiroku 4). He continued to fight to recover his former territory, but failed, and in 1565 he moved to Nechi, Kubiki County, Echigo, where he died of illness. He is popular for fighting against Shingen, but there are few documents he wrote, and there is much mystery surrounding his father and others.

(Masaharu Sasamoto)

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Japanese:

没年：天正1.1.1(1573.2.3)
生年：文亀1(1501)
戦国時代の武将。信濃国埴科郡の葛尾城(長野県坂城町)城主顕国の子(頼平の子とする説も有力)。幼名武王丸。左衛門佐,兵部少輔。川中島地方や佐久・小県地方に勢力を拡大しつつあったころ,武田信玄の信濃侵略が始まった。天文17(1548)年2月に信玄の軍を上田原(上田市)で破り,勢いに乗って勢力を拡大した。天文19年9月には戸石城で再度武田軍を破るが,翌年5月に同城を真田幸隆に攻め落とされてからは劣勢となる。天文22年4月武田勢に攻められて葛尾城を脱出し,再起を図ったが成功せず,越後の上杉謙信のもとに走った。これも永禄4(1561)年に起こった川中島合戦の原因のひとつとなっている。その後も旧領の回復を目指して戦うが果たせず,永禄8年越後頸城郡根知に移り病死した。信玄と戦ったことで人気が高いが,彼の出した文書はほとんど伝わっておらず,父親などに関して謎の多い人物である。<参考文献>水出熊雄『名将村上義清』

(笹本正治)

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