Personnalité historique

Mori Nagayoshi

Lord of Kaneyama Castle

Mori Nagayoshi (1558-1584), son of Mori Yoshinari and elder brother of Mori Ranmaru and Mori Tadamasa, was one of the most feared warriors in the service of Oda Nobunaga, known as "Oni Musashi" (Musashi the Demon). Lord of Mino-Kaneyama Castle, on the Kiso River, after his father's death in 1570, he expanded the fortress with dry moats and earthen embankments and made it the base of Mori rule over eastern Mino. He took part in the conquest of Takeda lands in 1582, then subdued the lords of eastern Mino, notably driving the Tōyama from Naegi Castle in 1583. Having aligned himself with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he was killed by a gunshot at the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584.

Portrait de Mori Nagayoshi
Naissance1558
Décès18 mai 1584 (calendrier grégorien), bataille de Komaki et Nagakute
FonctionLord of Kaneyama Castle
MaisonClan Mori (Mino)
ÉpoqueSengoku / Azuchi-Momoyama period
Histoire & patrimoine

Kaneyama, Mori Castle on the Kiso

Received by his father in 1565, Kaneyama Castle became under Nagayoshi a true stronghold controlling eastern Mino and navigation on the Kiso River. According to the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the stone walls and roof tiles found on the site bear witness to the castle architecture of the Azuchi-Momoyama period; dismantled around 1600-1601, the site retains traces of this Mori period, which lasted about thirty-five years.

Château de Mino-KaneyamaChâteau de Mino-Kaneyama
Frise chronologique

Repères dans sa vie

1558

Birth, son of Mori Yoshinari, a vassal of Oda Nobunaga.

1570

After his father's death against the Azai-Asakura forces, he inherits Kaneyama Castle, which he expands.

1582

Campaign against the Takeda under Oda Nobutada: capture of Takatō Castle (Shinano) and participation in the occupation of Takeda lands; he receives a fief of 100,000 koku, lost after the Honnō-ji incident.

1583

Submission of eastern Mino: Tōyama Tomotada and Tomomasa, refusing to serve him, are driven out of Naegi Castle.

1584

Fights in Hideyoshi's camp at the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, where he inflicts heavy losses on the enemy before being killed by a musket ball; his brother Tadamasa succeeds him at Kaneyama.

Patrimoine associé

Les châteaux liés à cette personnalité

2 lieux
Réseau historique

Personnalités liées

Portrait de Mori Yoshinari
Mori YoshinariFatherFirst Mori lord of Kaneyama (1565-1570).→
Portrait de Mori Tadamasa
Mori TadamasaYounger brother and successorSucceeds Nagayoshi at Kaneyama in 1584.→
Portrait de Mori Ranmaru
Mori RanmaruBrotherPage to Oda Nobunaga, died at Honnō-ji in 1582.→
Portrait de Tōyama Tomomasa
Tōyama TomomasaOpponentDriven out of Naegi by Nagayoshi in 1583.→
Portrait de Saitō Masayoshi
Saitō MasayoshiChâteau en commun→
Portrait de Tōyama Tomotada
Tōyama TomotadaChâteau en commun→
Portrait de Tōyama Naokado
Tōyama NaokadoChâteau en commun→
Portrait de Kawajiri Naotsugu
Kawajiri NaotsuguChâteau en commun→
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Mori Nagayoshi dans l’histoire

The “Demon” of Komaki and Nagakute

Having aligned himself with Hideyoshi after Nobunaga's death, Nagayoshi took part in 1584 in the campaign against Oda Nobukatsu and Tokugawa Ieyasu. At Nagakute, riding ahead of his lines wearing a white jinbaori, he was shot down by a musket ball fired by Tokugawa foot soldiers. His reputation as a fierce fighter earned him the nickname Oni Musashi.

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