Akamatsu Mitsusuke

Akamatsu Mitsusuke
Era	Muromachi
Birth date	1381
Death date	September 25, 1441(1441-09-25) (aged 59–60)
Clan(s)	Akamatsu
Father , Mother	Akamatusu Yoshinori

In this Japanese name, the surname is Akamatsu.

Emblem (mon) of the Akamatsu clan

Akamatsu Mitsusuke (赤松 満祐, 1381 – September 25, 1441) was a Japanese samurai of the Akamatsu clan during the Muromachi Period.[1] Other sources say he was born in 1373.[2]

Family

Mitsusuke was the son of Akamatusu Yoshinori[1] and father of Akamatsu Noriyasu.[2]

Assassination of the Shogun and death

In 1441, Mitsusuke killed the reigning Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshinori, in response to the Shogun's choice of one of his rivals, Akamatsu Sadaura, as head of the clan.[1] In response, he was attacked by forces of the Yamana clan and the Hosokawa clan.^[failed verification] In defeat, he was forced to commit suicide.[1]

References

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kaikitsu-no-hen," Japan encyclopedia, p. 456.
2. "Akamatsu Mitsusuke • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2024-07-12.