was a Japanese

samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...

of the

Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...

, who served the

Hatakeyama clan The was a Japanese samurai clan. Originally a branch of the Taira clan and descended from Taira no Takamochi, they fell victim to political intrigue in 1205, when Hatakeyama Shigeyasu, first, and his father Shigetada later were killed in battle ...

. On the occasion of the

Siege of Nanao The siege of Nanao was one of many sieges undertaken by Uesugi Kenshin, an Uesugi clan ''daimyō'' of Japan's Sengoku period. The castle of Nanao, which was under possession by Hatakeyama Haruōmaru. Background In 1574, Hatakeyama Yoshinori ...

castle, His family was almost all killed by Usa clan including his father

Chō Tsugutsura was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period who served the Noto Hatakeyama clan as a senior vassal. He was one of the Noto Hatakeyama clan's seven great senior vassals called ''Hatakeyama Hichininshu''. On the occasion of the S ...

in the

Nanao Castle was a Muromachi period ''yamajiro''-style Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1934. Background Nanao Cas ...

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Samurai 1540 births 1577 deaths Hatakeyama clan {{Samurai-stub