was a Japanese
samurai
The samurai () were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who came from wealthy landowning families who could afford to train their men to be mounted archers. In the 8th century AD, the imperial court d ...
of the
Azuchi–Momoyama period
The was the final phase of the in Japanese history from 1568 to 1600.
After the outbreak of the Ōnin War in 1467, the power of the Ashikaga Shogunate effectively collapsed, marking the start of the chaotic Sengoku period. In 1568, Oda Nob ...
. He was the third son of
Chōsokabe Motochika
was a prominent ''daimyō'' in Japanese Sengoku period, Sengoku-period.
He was the 21st chief of the Chōsokabe clan of Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture), the ruler of Shikoku, Shikoku region.
Early life and rise
He was the son and ...
, the lord of
Tosa Province
was a province of Japan in the area of southern Shikoku. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Tosa''" in . Tosa bordered on Awa to the northeast, and Iyo to the northwest. Its abbreviated form name was . In terms of the Gokishichidō syst ...
. He became the adopted son of
Tsuno Katsuoki, taking the name .
In 1600, Chikatada executed by order of his younger brother
Chōsokabe Morichika
was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Once the ruler of Tosa Province, his fief was revoked by Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara. His childhood name was Sen'yumaru (千熊丸).
Biograph ...
, who had questioned his right to be Motochika's heir, as ruler of
Tosa Province
was a province of Japan in the area of southern Shikoku. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Tosa''" in . Tosa bordered on Awa to the northeast, and Iyo to the northwest. Its abbreviated form name was . In terms of the Gokishichidō syst ...
.
Family
*Great-grandfather:
Chōsokabe Kanetsugu (died 1508)
*Grandfather:
Chōsokabe Kunichika (1504–1560)
*Father:
Chōsokabe Motochika
was a prominent ''daimyō'' in Japanese Sengoku period, Sengoku-period.
He was the 21st chief of the Chōsokabe clan of Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture), the ruler of Shikoku, Shikoku region.
Early life and rise
He was the son and ...
(1539–1599)
*Brothers:
**
Chōsokabe Nobuchika
was the eldest son of samurai lord Chōsokabe Motochika, and lived during the late Sengoku period of Japanese history.
After the subjugation of Shikoku by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Nobuchika and his father followed the Toyotomi into Kyushu Campai ...
(1565–1587)
**
Chōsokabe Morichika
was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Once the ruler of Tosa Province, his fief was revoked by Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara. His childhood name was Sen'yumaru (千熊丸).
Biograph ...
(1575–1615)
**
Kagawa Chikakazu
also known as Chōsokabe Chikakazu was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was the second son of Chōsokabe Motochika who was adopted by the Kagawa clan in Amagiri Castle.
After Chōsokabe clan's successor Chōsokabe Nobuchika's de ...
(1567-1587)
See also
List of Google.jp booksSamuri Archive article
Daimyo
1572 births
1600 deaths
Chōsokabe clan
References
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