Mori Nagayoshi

Mori Nagayoshi (森 長可, 1558 – May 18, 1584) was an officer under the Oda clan following Japan's 16th-century Sengoku period,[1][2] and the older brother of the famous Mori Ranmaru. His wife Ikeda Sen, was the daughter of Ikeda Tsuneoki.

In this Japanese name, the family name is Mori.
Mori Nagayoshi

Nagayoshi was known to have such a bad temper and to be particularly ruthless in battle that he came to be known as the "Devil". Nagayoshi's efforts for Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the difficult Battle of Komaki and Nagakute ultimately took his life. During the battle he rode in front of his lines and waved a war fan frantically.[3] He stood out conspicuously wearing a white jinbaori and was subsequently shot in the head by an ashigaru firing a matchlock rifle.[3][4] His younger brother Mori Tadamasa became the next clan head.

Family

References
  1. Mary Elizabeth Berry (1989). Hideyoshi. Harvard Univ Asia Center. p. 51. ISBN 9780674390263.
  2. Stephen Turnbull (2012). Samurai Commanders (2): 1577–1638. Bloomsbury. p. 63. ISBN 9781782000457.
  3. Stephen Turnbull (2011). Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Bloomsbury. p. 41. ISBN 9781846039614.
  4. Noel Perrin (1979). Giving Up the Gun: Japan's Reversion to the Sword, 1543-1879. David R. Godine. p. 26. ISBN 9780879237738.


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