Amakasu Kagemochi

Japanese samurai
Amakasu Omi no Kami

Amakasu Kagemochi (甘糟 景持) (died 1604) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was a retainer of the Uesugi clan.[1][2] He was a commander of the Masugata Castle.[1]

Kagemochi distinguished himself in the fighting at the 4th Battle of Kawanakajima. At the battle he commanded the rear guard for the Uesugi and clashed with the famed Takeda warriors, Kosaka Masanobu and Baba Nobufusa. This skirmish took place in what is called Amenomiya.

References

  1. ^ a b "甘糟景持(読み)あまかす かげもち デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「甘糟景持」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  2. ^ Turnbull, Stephen R. (2013). 1553-64: Samurai Power Struggle, p. 70.
  • Amakasu Kagemochi at Samurai-archives.com
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