Inaba Yoshimichi

In this Japanese name, the surname is Inaba.

Inaba Yoshimichi (稲葉 良通, 1515 – January 5, 1589), also known as Inaba Ittetsu (稲葉 一鉄),^[2] was a Japanese samurai warrior during the Sengoku period.^[3] He served the Saitō clan of Mino province. Later, he became a retainer of Oda Nobunaga.

Inaba Yoshimichi
Native name	稲葉 良通
Nickname(s)	Inaba Ittetsu (稲葉 一鉄)
Born	1515 (1515) Honjō Castle Mino province (now Gifu Prefecture), Japan
Died	January 5, 1589(1589-01-05) (aged 73–74) Shimizu Castle Mino province (now Gifu Prefecture), Japan
Allegiance	Saito clan Oda clan Toyotomi clan
Era	Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama
Titles	Bushō Governor of Iyo High Priest of the Third Rank
Battles / wars	Battle of Nagara-gawa Siege of Inabayama Battle of Anegawa Siege of Ishiyama-Honganji Siege of Ichijodani Castle Siege of Nagashima Battle of Nagashino Kaga campaign Battle of Shizugatake Battle of Komaki-Nagakute
Spouse(s)	Daughter of Sanjōnishi Saneki (wife) Daughter of Kanou Family (concubine)
Children	Inaba Masanari
Relations	Daughter of Kunieda Shōsuke (mother)[1] Inaba Michinori (father)[1] Lady Kasuga (daughter in law)

Other name(s)	Hikoshiro (彦四郎) later Hikoroku (彦六郎)
Lord(s)	Toki Yoriaki → Saitō Dōsan → Saitō Yoshitatsu → Saitō Tatsuoki → Oda Nobunaga → Toyotomi Hideyoshi[1]
Clan(s)	Inaba

His childhood name was Hikoshiro (彦四郎) later Hikoroku (彦六郎). Yoshimichi was considered one of the "Mino Triumvirate" (西美濃三人衆, Nishi Mino Sanninshū), along with Andō Michitari and Ujiie Bokuzen. In 1567, they agreed together to join the forces of Oda Nobunaga.^[4]

He took part in the Siege of Inabayama Castle (1567) and participated in the Battle of Anegawa (1570), leading the reverse troops of Oda Nobunaga's forces.^[5][6] Later, he fought in the Siege of Ishiyama-Honganji, Siege of Ichijodani Castle, Siege of Nagashima, Battle of Nagashino, and Kaga campaign under Shibata Katsuie.

His son, Inaba Masanari, was the husband of Saitō Fuku. Ittetsu himself lived and went into the service of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, serving at the Battle of Shizugatake and the Battle of Komaki-Nagakute before dying in 1589.

Family

• Father: Inaba Michinori
• Mother: Isshiki Yoshito's daughter
• Wife: Sanjonishi Saneki's daughter
• Concubine: daughter of Kanou Family
• Children:
  • daughter married Horiichi Hannosuke
  • daughter married Kunie Shigemoto
  • Inaba Shigemichi (died 1598) by daughter of Kanou Family
  • Inaba Sadamichi (1546–1603) by Sanjonishi Saneki's daughter
  • Inaba Naomasa
  • Inaba Masamichi (1566–1640)
  • Yasuhime married Saito Toshimitsu
  • daughter married Marumo Kanetoshi
  • daughter married Yamamura Yoshikatsu

References

1. "Inaba Yoshimichi". Sengoku Jidai. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
2. Nakamura, Masao; Hayashiya, Seizo (1974). Japanese Arts and the Tea Ceremony. Weatherhill. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-8348-1025-9. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
3. 日本国語大辞典,デジタル大辞泉,世界大百科事典内言及, 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),朝日日本歴史人物事典,デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,精選版. "稲葉一鉄(いなばいってつ)とは？ 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. Ōta, Gyūichi (2011). Elisonas, J.S.A.; Lamers, Jeroen Pieter (eds.). The chronicle of Lord Nobunaga. Leiden: Brill. p. 114. ISBN 978-90-04-20162-0. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
5. Sadler, Arthur Lindsay (1937). The Maker of Modern Japan: The Life of Tokugawa Ieyasu. G. Allen & Unwin, Limited. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-598-44090-7. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
6. Turnbull, Stephen R. (1987). Battles of the Samurai. Arms and Armour Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-85368-826-6. Retrieved 6 March 2023.