Sakuma Morimasa (佐久間 盛政, 1554 - July 1, 1583) was the son of Sakuma Moritsugu, cousin of Sakuma Nobumori, a prominent Oda retainer to Oda Nobuhide and Oda Nobunaga. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. was a warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history He was a retainer of Shibata Katsuie and one of his top generals in many of his campaigns. or was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. Morimasa was given the former Ikko Sect fortress Oyama Gobo in the Kaga prefecture by Oda Nobunaga; the fortress was subsequently named Oyama Castle in 1580 but went on to become Kanazawa Castle. After several campaigns in which he had fought, he was given the nickname onigenba which literally means "Demon Genba", Genba being his middle name. After the betrayal of Akechi Mitsuhide, Morimasa sided with Shibata Katsuie over making Oda Nobutaka the heir to the Oda clan while Hashiba Hideyoshi (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi) supporting Lord Sanboshi, heir to Oda Nobutada but nevertheless, a child. nicknamed Jūbei or, was a Samurai who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. or was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. This argument led to the split of the Oda clan retainers with the main factions led by Shibata Katsuie and Hashiba Hideyoshi. In 1583, Morimasa led an offensive against Takayama Ukon in Iwasakiyama. Morimasa then proceeded against Shibata Katsuie's orders and defeated Nakagawa Kiyohide at the battle of Shizugatake in 1583, further ignored orders by Shibata Katsuie to fall back led to his defeat as Toyotomi Hideyoshi's forces approached the next morning. Nakagawa Kiyohide (中川 清秀 1556 &ndash June 6, 1583) was a Daimyo in Azuchi-Momoyama period. The was a battle in Sengoku period Japan between supporters of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobutaka. Morimasa continually ignored the orders to retreat and did not abandon his position where he engaged the enemy. Despite calls for reinforcements he was subsequently defeated. Morimasa then attempted to flee, but was captured and beheaded.
The charge by Morimasa was the spark necessary for the battle of Shizugatake where Hideyoshi's troops were able to suppress any resistance led by Maeda Toshiie and prevented the support of Sassa Narimasa and Takigawa Kazumasu. The was a battle in Sengoku period Japan between supporters of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobutaka. was one of the leading Generals of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period of the 16th century extending to the Azuchi-Momoyama period. ( February 6, 1536 - July 7, 1588) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku through Azuchi-Momoyama period. Takigawa Kazumasu (滝川一益 (1525-1586 was a samurai retainer to Oda Nobunaga, and later Toyotomi Hideyoshi, during Japan's Sengoku period. In all, Hideyoshi's troops swelled to 120,000 whereas Shibata Katsuie's troops had only reached 25,000. This eventually forced Shibata Katsuie to commit seppuku along with his wife Oichi following the betrayal of Maeda Toshiie.
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