Satake Yoshishige

Satake Yoshishige (佐竹 義重, March 7, 1547 – May 19, 1612) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period. He was the 18th generation head of the Satake clan. He was renowned for his ferocity in battle; he was also known by the nickname of "Ogre Yoshishige" (鬼義重, Oni Yoshishige). He often fought against the Later Hōjō clan, who were extending their power into southern Hitachi.^[1] One such encounter was the Battle of Numajiri, where 20,000 men under Yoshishige fought 80,000 Hojo troops.^[1] The Satake won, due in part to the use of over 8600 matchlock rifles by their troops.^[1]

Notes

References

• (in Japanese) "Satake-shi" on Harimaya.com (accessed 15 August 2008)