Yasumi Naomasa (安見直政; ? – 1572) was a military commander in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. A dominant retainer of

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 ...

, he ruled Katano and Iimoriyama castles. He conspired with Yusa Naganori and Yusa Nobunori to overthrow his lord. He then approached

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...

after falling out with Nobunori and served Nobunaga to guarantee his own safety.

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1572 deaths Samurai Year of birth unknown {{Japan-mil-bio-stub