, adopted son of Nagayoshi, was a

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of the

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who was practically the last head of

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, ''

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'' of

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. His wife was

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's sister. Born to

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 ...

in 1549, younger brother of

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 ...

, he was initially known as Sogō Shigemasa (). After 1561 when his father died, he was reared by Nagayoshi. When Nagayoshi's eldest son Yoshioki died in 1563, he was adopted as a son and changed his

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to ''Miyoshi''. The following year when Nagayoshi died, Yoshitsugu succeeded him as head of the clan.

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Samurai Daimyo Miyoshi clan 1549 births 1573 deaths {{Daimyo-stub