Asakura Yoshikage
Asakura Yoshikage 朝倉 義景 | |
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| 5th Head of Asakura clan | |
| In office 1548–1573 | |
| Preceded by | Asakura Takakage |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 12, 1533 Ichijōdani Castle |
| Died | September 16, 1573 (aged 39) Rokubō Kenshō-ji, Ōno |
| Spouse | Daughter of Hosokawa Harumoto |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ashikaga shogunate Azai clan |
| Unit | Asakura clan |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Kanegasaki (1570) Battle of Anegawa (1570) Siege of Hikida Castle (1573) Siege of Ichijōdani Castle (1573) |
Asakura Yoshikage (朝倉 義景, October 12, 1533 – September 16, 1573) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period (1467–1603) who ruled a part of Echizen Province in present-day Fukui Prefecture. He was a regent of Ashikaga Shogunate. Yoshikage's conflicts with Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) resulted in his death and the destruction of the Asakura clan and its castle, Ichijōdani Castle.