Rokkaku Yoshikata
Rokkaku Yoshikata | |
|---|---|
六角 義賢 | |
Rokkaku Yoshikata's portrait | |
| Head of Rokkaku clan | |
| In office 1552–1559 | |
| Succeeded by | Rokkaku Yoshisuke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1521 |
| Died | 19 April 1598 (aged 76–77) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ashikaga Shogunate |
| Unit | Rokkaku clan |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Norada (1560) Battle of Kannonji (1568) Siege of Kanegasaki (1570) Ishiyama Hongan-ji War (1574–1580) |
Rokkaku Yoshikata (六角 義賢, 1521 – 19 April 1598) was a samurai head of the Rokkaku clan during Japan's Sengoku period. He was shugo (governor) and later daimyō of an area of southern Ōmi province, he served as castellan of Kannonji Castle. He later became a Buddhist monk, under the name Shōtei.