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Saegusa Moritomo

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Saegusa Moritomo
Saegusa Moritomo painting
Native name
三枝 守友
Born1537
DiedJune 29, 1575
Allegiance Takeda clan
Battles / warsBattle of Mikatagahara (1573)
Battle of Nagashino (1575)
RelationsYamagata Masakage (father in law)

Saegusa Moritomo (三枝 守友, 1537 – June 29, 1575) was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".[1]

Moritomo was the son-in-law of the famed Takeda retainer Yamagata Masakage. Moritomo served Takeda clan during the Battle of Mikatagahara in 1572,[2] and died at the Battle of Nagashino in 1575.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Turnbull, Stephen. (2013). Samurai Armies 1467-1649, p. 62.
  2. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. pp. 222–223. ISBN 1854095234.
  3. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (1987). Battles of the Samurai. London: Arms and Armour Press. pp. 79–94. ISBN 9780853688266.

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