, other name Miyoshi Yukiyasu (三好之康) or Miyoshi Jikkyu, second son of

Miyoshi Motonaga Miyoshi may refer to: Places * Miyoshi, Aichi, a city in Aichi Prefecture *Miyoshi, Chiba, a former village in Chiba Prefecture * Miyoshi, Hiroshima, a city in Hiroshima Prefecture * Miyoshi, Saitama, a town in Saitama Prefecture * Miyoshi, Tokushi ...

, 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

Miyoshi clan is a Japanese family descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and the Minamoto clan (Seiwa-Genji). They were a cadet branch of the Ogasawara clan and the Takeda clan. At the beginning of the 14th century AD, Ogasawara Nagafusa settled in Shiko ...

. His other brothers were

Miyoshi Nagayoshi , eldest son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai and powerful ''daimyō'' who ruled seven provinces of Kansai. Nagayoshi held the court titles of Shūri-dayū (修理太夫) and Chikuzen no Kami (筑前守), and was also known by the more ...

(first child),

Atagi Fuyuyasu , third son of Miyoshi Motonaga, brothers of Miyoshi Nagayoshi, Miyoshi Yukiyasu and Sogō Kazunari, was a Japanese samurai who lived in the Sengoku period. He was active in the Awaji region, and was also known as a poet. He had a son named At ...

(third child), and

Sogō Kazumasa , other name Sogō Kazunari (十河和也), fourth son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period who was a member of Miyoshi clan, ''daimyō'' of Kawachi Province. Miyoshi Nagayoshi (eldest), Miyoshi Yukiyasu (second) and ...

(fourth child). His son was

Miyoshi Nagaharu Miyoshi may refer to: Places *Miyoshi, Aichi, a city in Aichi Prefecture *Miyoshi, Chiba, a former village in Chiba Prefecture *Miyoshi, Hiroshima, a city in Hiroshima Prefecture *Miyoshi, Saitama, a town in Saitama Prefecture *Miyoshi, Tokushima, ...

. He was also the castle lord in command of

Shōzui Castle was a Muromachi period, Muromachi to Sengoku period Japanese castle located in the town of Aizumi, Tokushima , Aizumi, Itano District, Tokushima, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a Historic Sites of Ja ...

. Yoshitaka expelled Hosokawa Mochitaka and captured

, which then became the main base of Miyoshi clan in

Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (, 3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include ''Iyo-no-futana-shima'' (), '' ...

. He was shot and killed during Kumeta war in 1562. He was one of the most important vassals of Nagayoshi as the power of the Miyoshi clan declined sharply after his death.

References

Samurai 1527 births 1562 deaths Miyoshi clan Japanese warriors killed in battle {{samurai-stub