Irobe Katsunaga

Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period
  • 4th Battle of Kawanakajima (1561)
  • Siege of Karasawa (1563)

Irobe Katsunaga (色部 勝長, 1493? – February 7, 1569) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. A high-ranking retainer of the Uesugi clan. Katsunaga was one of the Kita-Echigo no Kokuninshu (北越後の国人衆; "Countrymen of Northern Echigo"), and was considered one of the most respected men under Uesugi Kenshin.[1]

He saw action at the 4th Battle of Kawanakajima of 1561 and the Siege of Karasawa at Sano, Tochigi in the region of Kōzuke in 1563 among others. For his distinction in battle at Kawanakajima he was granted Hirabayashi Castle.[2]

Katsunaga died when attempting to confront the uprising of Honjō Shigenaga in 1569.

His sons included Irobe Akinaga and Irobe Nagazane.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b ?í?‘•??«Šo?‘ ƒ‚¢ „ Archived 2007-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ (in Japanese) 平林城 埋もれた古城

External links

  • History of Hirabayashi Castle (in Japanese)
  • Irobe family information (in Japanese)
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Twenty-Eight Generals of the Uesugi
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  • Gejō Saneyori
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