MogamiMogami
Mogami Yoshiaki
最上義光
“The Fox of Dewa”
1546–1614 (aged 69)
- Rank / office
- Governor of Dewa / Chamberlain
- Domain / base
- Yamagata, Dewa
- Banner / crest
- Two horizontal bars
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Eldest son of Mogami Yoshimori, lord of Yamagata Castle. He prevailed over his father to take the headship and, by stratagem and force, brought the Tendō, Shiratori, Sagae and other Dewa houses under his rule until most of the province was in his hands. Date Masamune's mother Yoshihime was his sister. He submitted to Hideyoshi, but the execution of his beloved daughter Komahime in the Hidetsugu affair left him with a grudge against the Toyotomi. At Sekigahara he joined the Eastern Army, held Naoe Kanetsugu's 20,000 Uesugi at Hasedō Castle, and led the pursuit of the retreating Uesugi in person, fighting on with a bullet lodged in his helmet. After the war he was granted Shōnai and ruled 570,000 koku. He was also an able lord who developed the Yamagata castle town and its waterworks.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1546Tenbun 15
Birth
Born at Yamagata, eldest son of Mogami Yoshimori.
- 1571Genki 2
Succession
Prevailed in the struggle with his father Yoshimori and became head of the Mogami.
- 1600Keichō 5
Battle of Hasedō
Held Naoe Kanetsugu's 20,000 Uesugi at Hasedō Castle and pursued the retreating enemy, winning Shōnai.
Battle of Hasedō Commander-in-chief 7,000 troops Watch in 3D › The "Fox of Dewa." He met the great Uesugi army from Yamagata Castle and, when the Naoe retreated on news of the defeat, led the pursuit in person. He fought on with a bullet in his helmet and won 570,000 koku after the war. - 1601Keichō 6
570,000 koku
Granted Shōnai and Yuri, he became a great lord of 570,000 koku in Dewa.
- 1614Keichō 19
Death at Yamagata
Died at sixty-nine. After his death the Mogami house was dissolved in a succession dispute.
