Asai Nagamasa

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Asai Nagamasa was a Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō of Ōmi Province, known for his alliance and later betrayal of his brother-in-law Oda Nobunaga, which led to his clan’s destruction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese daimyō
Sengoku-period person
samurai
alliedWith Asakura Yoshikage NERFINISHED
Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED
baseOfOperations Odani Castle NERFINISHED
birthYear 1545
brotherInLaw Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED
castle Odani Castle NERFINISHED
child Oeyo NERFINISHED
Ohatsu NERFINISHED
Yodo-dono NERFINISHED
clan Asai clan NERFINISHED
Azai clan NERFINISHED
country Japan
deathCause seppuku
deathPlace Odani Castle NERFINISHED
deathYear 1573
domain Ōmi Province NERFINISHED
enemy Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED
era Sengoku period NERFINISHED
father Azai Hisamasa NERFINISHED
gender male
historicalPeriod 16th century
historicalReputation tragic Sengoku warlord who opposed Oda Nobunaga
knownFor strategic marriage alliance with the Oda clan
turning against Oda Nobunaga in support of the Asakura clan
loyaltyShiftedFrom Oda clan NERFINISHED
loyaltyShiftedTo Asakura clan NERFINISHED
motherInLaw Oda Nobuhide’s wife
notableFamilyMember Oeyo NERFINISHED
Ohatsu NERFINISHED
Yodo-dono NERFINISHED
notableFor alliance with Oda Nobunaga
betrayal of Oda Nobunaga
conflict with the Oda clan
destruction of the Azai clan
opposedBy Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED
participatedIn Battle of Anegawa NERFINISHED
Battle of Kanegasaki NERFINISHED
position daimyō of northern Ōmi Province
regionRuled northern Ōmi
relatedEvent Siege of Odani Castle NERFINISHED
relativeByMarriage Nobunaga’s family
Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED
sidedWith Asakura clan at the Battle of Anegawa
spouse Oichi NERFINISHED
successor none (Azai clan destroyed)

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Oda Nobunaga opponent Asai Nagamasa