Miyoshi Nagayoshi
Miyoshi Nagayoshi | |
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三好 長慶 | |
Portrait of Miyoshi Nagayoshi | |
| Head of Miyoshi clan | |
| In office 1549–1564 | |
| Succeeded by | Miyoshi Yoshitsugu |
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| Born | 1522 Yamashiro Province, Japan |
| Died | July 4, 1564 (aged 42) Kawachi Province, Japan |
| Spouse | Hatano Tanemichi's daughter |
| Relations | Miyoshi Yoshikata (brother) Atagi Fuyuyasu (brother) Sogō Kazumasa (brother) Miyoshi Yoshitsugu (adopted son) |
| Children | Miyoshi Yoshioki |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Miyoshi clan |
| Rank | Daimyo (Lord) |
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Miyoshi Nagayoshi (三好 長慶, March 10, 1522 – August 10, 1564), or Miyoshi Choukei, the eldest son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai and daimyō who ruled seven provinces in Kansai. He was considered the most powerful figure during the Sengoku period before the rise of Oda Nobunaga, as Nagayoshi controlled the central government of the Shogunate.
Nagayoshi held the court titles of Shūri-dayū (修理太夫) and Chikuzen no Kami (筑前守). During his tenure, the Miyoshi clan would experience a great rise of power, and engage in a protracted military campaign against its rivals, the Rokkaku clan and the Hosokawa clan, while also engaging in conflict against Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the Shogun.
Nagayoshi was most known for his role in the political strife at Kyoto in the mid-16th century. Under his leadership, the Miyoshi clan was considered to be at the greatest extent of their power in history.