Saitō Tatsuoki
Saitō Tatsuoki | |
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An ukiyo-e of Saitō Tatsuoki | |
| Head of Saitō clan | |
| In office 1561–1567 | |
| Preceded by | Saitō Yoshitatsu |
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| Born | 1548 |
| Died | September 6, 1573 (aged 24–25) Battle of Tonezaka, Echizen Province |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Saitō clan Asakura clan |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Inabayama Castle (1567) Battle of Tonezaka (1573) |
Saitō Uhyōe-Taihitsu Tatsuoki (斎藤 右兵衛・大筆 龍興, Saitō Uhyōe-Taihitsu Tatsuoki, 1548–September 6, 1573) was a daimyō in Mino Province during the Sengoku period and the third generation lord of the Saitō clan. He was a son of Saitō Yoshitatsu. His mother was daughter of Azai Hisamasa and nephew of Azai Nagamasa, a grandson of Saitō Dōsan. He was also a nephew of Oda Nobunaga's first wife, Nohime herself, a daughter of Saitō Dōsan.