Personnalité historique

Tamura Kiyoaki

lord of Miharu Castle

Tamura Kiyoaki (birth date unknown, died 1586) is a warlord of the late Sengoku period. He holds Miharu Castle, at the heart of Tamura District in Mutsu Province (present-day Fukushima Prefecture). He succeeded as head of the Tamura clan around 1571, at a time when central Fukushima was contested among the Ashina, Nikaidō, Satake and Sōma. Kiyoaki allied in turn with these neighbours or fought them. Around 1579 he gave his only daughter, Megohime, in marriage to the young Date Masamune; this alliance made the Date the decisive support of the Tamura. His death in 1586, without a male heir, divided his retainers between supporters of the Date and supporters of the Sōma. The crisis contributed to the fighting of 1588 around Kōriyama and Kubota, as well as to Masamune's entry into Miharu, where he installed Tamura Muneaki. Miharu Castle, built by his grandfather Tamura Yoshiaki, remains the main place associated with his name.

Portrait de Tamura Kiyoaki
Naissanceinconnue
Décès1586 (Tenshō 14, 9e jour du 10e mois)
Fonctionlord of Miharu Castle
MaisonClan Tamura
ÉpoqueSengoku / Azuchi-Momoyama
Histoire & patrimoine

Miharu, pivot of a fragile balance

Miharu Castle stands on a hill at the centre of Tamura District, between the lands of the Ashina to the west, the Sōma to the east and the Nikaidō at Sukagawa. Kiyoaki pursued a shifting diplomacy there, caught between these powerful neighbours and the Satake coming from the south.

Château de Kōriyama (Fukushima)Château de Kōriyama (Fukushima)
Frise chronologique

Repères dans sa vie

1504

Miharu Castle is traditionally attributed to its founding by Tamura Yoshiaki, Kiyoaki's grandfather.

vers 1571

Kiyoaki becomes head of the Tamura clan.

années 1570-1580

Successive alliances and conflicts with the Ashina, Nikaidō, Yūki and Satake.

vers 1579

Marriage of his daughter Megohime to Date Masamune.

années 1580

Backed by the Date, he fights the Ashina and the Nikaidō.

1586

Death of Kiyoaki; the clan divides between supporters of the Date and of the Sōma.

1588

Battle of Kōriyama; Sōma Yoshitane fails to enter Miharu, and Date Masamune installs Tamura Muneaki there.

Patrimoine associé

Les châteaux liés à cette personnalité

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Personnalités liées

Portrait de Megohime (Yōtokuin)
Megohime (Yōtokuin)daughter→
Portrait de Date Masamune
Date Masamuneson-in-law and ally→
Portrait de Tamura Yoshiaki
Tamura Yoshiakigrandfather, traditional founder of Miharu→
Portrait de Tamura Muneaki
Tamura Muneakisuccessor installed by the Date (1588)→
Portrait de Sōma Yoshitane
Sōma Yoshitanerival in the Tamura succession→
Portrait de Ashina Yoshihiro
Ashina YoshihiroChâteau en commun→
Portrait de Satake Yoshishige
Satake YoshishigeChâteau en commun→
Portrait de Date Shigezane
Date ShigezaneChâteau en commun→
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Tamura Kiyoaki dans l’histoire

The Date alliance and its aftermath

The marriage of Megohime to Date Masamune, around 1579, was Kiyoaki's decision with the most far-reaching consequences. After his death, with no male heir, the question of control of Miharu set the Date against the Sōma. Masamune eventually entered the castle in 1588 and placed Tamura Muneaki there, which in effect made Tamura territory a dependency of the Date. After 1590, Miharu passed into the domain of Gamō Ujisato.

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