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Sagara Yoshihi

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Sagara Yoshihi (相良義陽) (1544–1581) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period, who ruled a region in southern Higo Province.[1]

In the Siege of Minamata Castle, Sagara Yoshihi was guarded the Castle with 700 soldiers, it was a short siege of the castle of Minamata. Minamata was the entry point for the Ōtomo lands in Higo province.[2] When Shimazu Iehisa encamped near the castle with 115,000 men, Yoshihi was forced to surrender.[3]

Later, Yoshihi was killed in a surprise attack by Kai Soun's army in the Battle of Hibikinohara.[1][4]

Yoshihi descendants were eventually confirmed in Hitoyoshi Domain, and remained daimyō until the Meiji Restoration.

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  1. ^ a b "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「相良義陽」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ COMPOSITION OF THE BESIEGING ARMY AT MINA-MATA,1581
  3. ^ "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「相良義陽」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Dagara Do". Uki city oficial. Retrieved 19 October 2021.