Chōsokabe clan (Japanese: 長宗我部氏, Hepburn: Chōsokabe-shi), also known as Chōsokame (長宗我部), was a Japanese samurai kin group. Over time, they were known for serving the Hosokawa clan, then the Miyoshi clan and then the Ichijō clan.
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👉 Chōsokabe clan in the context of Chōsokabe Motochika
Chōsokabe Motochika (長宗我部 元親; 1539 – July 11, 1599) was a daimyō in Japanese Sengoku-period. He was the 21st chief of the Chōsokabe clan of Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture), the ruler of Shikoku region.
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- ⭐ Core Definition: Chōsokabe clan
- 👉 Chōsokabe clan in the context of Chōsokabe Motochika
- Chōsokabe clan in the context of Invasion of Shikoku (1585)
- Chōsokabe clan in the context of Tsutsui Sadatsugu
Chōsokabe clan in the context of Invasion of Shikoku (1585)
The Invasion of Shikoku (四国平定, Shikoku heitei) was a conflict of the Sengoku period of Japan fought between Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Chōsokabe Motochika on the island of Shikoku in 1585. Hideyoshi invaded Shikoku with a force of over 100,000 men in June and led a campaign against the Chōsokabe clan force of 40,000 men for control over the island. Hideyoshi's army was successful and conquered most of Shikoku within two months, and defeated Chōsokabe when he surrendered Ichinomiya Castle in August.
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Tsutsui Sadatsugu (筒井 定次; June 6, 1562 – April 2, 1615) was a cousin and adopted son of Tsutsui Junkei, a feudal lord of the Yamato province. At the death of Junkei in 1584, he was relocated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to Iga Province, where he built the Iga Ueno Castle.
In 1585, he participated at Hideyoshi Invasion of Shikoku against Chōsokabe clan.
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