Satomi Yoshitaka

Satomi Yoshitaka (里見 義堯, 1507? – 1574) was a Japanese samurai and head of the Satomi clan.[1]

Satomi Yoshitaka
Native name
里見 義堯
Born1507?
Awa Province
DiedJune 19, 1574
Awa Province
Commands heldKururi Castle
Battles/warsBattle of Inukake, Battle of Kōnodai, Battle of Miuramisaki, Siege of Kururi Castle
In this Japanese name, the surname is Satomi.

In 1534, he killed his nephew and became a head of the Satomi clan.[1]

He fought against the Later Hōjō clan under Ashikaga Yoshiaki in the Battle of Kōnodai.[1] However, Yoshiaki was killed during the battle and was defeated.[2][3] Following the death of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Yoshitaka expanded his territory and ruled most of the Kazusa Province.[2] In 1554, his Kururi castle was surrounded by 20,000 soldiers of the Later Hōjō clan but Yoshitaka and his son Satomi Yoshihiro defeated them.[4][5]

He retired in 1562 and relinquished the clan's head position to Yoshihiro.[6]

Kururi Castle

References
  1. "精選版 日本国語大辞典「里見義堯」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. "Battle of Kōnodai" (PDF) (in Japanese). Edogawa city official. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. "足利義明の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. "Kururi Castle" (in Japanese). 東京湾観光情報局. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. "日本の城がわかる事典「久留里城」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  6. "里見氏歴代経歴" (in Japanese). Tateyama city official. Retrieved 26 October 2021.


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