Personnalité historique

Saitō Dōsan

Lord of Mino

Saitō Dōsan (1494-1556) is one of the most famous lords of Mino Province, nicknamed the 'Viper of Mino' for his rapid rise to power. In 1539 he took control of Mount Kinka and built the Inabayama fortress there, the forerunner of Gifu Castle, from which his family dominated the region for three generations. He forged an alliance with Oda Nobunaga by giving him his daughter in marriage. After his death in 1556, his grandson Saitō Tatsuoki lost the castle to Nobunaga in 1567. The city of Gifu today presents Dōsan as one of the founders of its identity, alongside Nobunaga.

Portrait de Saitō Dōsan
Naissance1494
Décès1556
FonctionLord of Mino
MaisonClan Saitō
ÉpoqueSengoku period
Histoire & patrimoine

The founder of Inabayama

On settling on Mount Kinka in 1539, Dōsan chose a naturally defensible site overlooking the Nōbi Plain. The fortress he built there became the centre of Saitō power for nearly thirty years, before being transformed by Nobunaga.

Château de GifuChâteau de Gifu
Frise chronologique

Repères dans sa vie

1539

Takes control of Mount Kinka and fortifies Inabayama Castle there.

1556

Dies; his family retains the castle until 1567.

Patrimoine associé

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Réseau historique

Personnalités liées

Portrait de Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunagason-in-lawAllied by marriage, then conqueror of the fortress in 1567.→
Portrait de Saitō Tatsuoki
Saitō TatsuokigrandsonLoses the castle in 1567.→
Portrait de Oda Hidenobu
Oda HidenobuChâteau en commun→
Portrait de Nikaidō Yukimasa
Nikaidō YukimasaChâteau en commun→
Portrait de Luís Fróis
Luís FróisChâteau en commun→
Documentation

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