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Akamatsu Mitsusuke

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Akamatsu Mitsusuke
EraMuromachi
Birth date1381
Death dateSeptember 25, 1441(1441-09-25) (aged 59–60)
Clan(s)Akamatsu
Father , MotherAkamatusu Yoshinori
Emblem (mon) of the Akamatsu clan

Akamatsu Mitsusuke (赤松 満祐, 1381 – September 25, 1441) was a Japanese samurai of the Akamatsu clan during the Muromachi Period.[1] Other sources say he was born in 1373.[2]

Family

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Mitsusuke was the son of Akamatusu Yoshinori[1] and father of Akamatsu Noriyasu.[2]

Assassination of the Shogun and death

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In 1441, Mitsusuke killed the reigning Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshinori, in response to the Shogun's choice of one of his rivals, Akamatsu Sadaura, as head of the clan.[1] In response, he was attacked by forces of the Yamana clan and the Hosokawa clan.[failed verification] In defeat, he was forced to commit suicide.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kaikitsu-no-hen," Japan encyclopedia, p. 456.
  2. ^ a b "Akamatsu Mitsusuke • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2024-07-12.