In this Japanese name, the family name is Akamatsu.
Akamatsu Mitsusuke (赤松 満祐, 1381 - September 25, 1441) was a Japanese samurai of the Akamatsu clan during the Sengoku Period.[1]
Early life[]
Mitsusuke was the son of Akamatusu Yoshinori.[1]
Assassin[]
In 1441, Mitsusuke killed Ashikaga Yoshinori who was leader of the Ashikaga shogunate.[1]
In response, he was attacked by forces of the Yamana clan and the Hosokawa clan. In defeat, he was forced to commit suicide.[1]
References[]
Emblem (mon) of the Akamatsu clan
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kaikitsu-no-hen," Japan encyclopedia, p. 456.
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