Akechi forcesSaitō
Saitō Toshimitsu
斎藤利三
“Pillar of the Akechi”
1534–1582 (aged 49)
- Rank / office
- Kura-no-suke
- Domain / base
- Tanba
- Battles in 3D
- 2 battles
Later imagined depiction · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
A native of Mino who left the service of Inaba Ittetsu to become Akechi Mitsuhide's chief retainer. Deeply trusted by Mitsuhide, he is held to have played the central role as vanguard at Honnō-ji. But he was captured after the defeat at Yamazaki and executed in Kyoto. His daughter later wielded power in the shogun's inner palace as Kasuga no Tsubone, wet nurse to the third shogun Iemitsu, and carried her father's name to posterity.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1582Tenshō 10
The Honnō-ji Incident
As Mitsuhide's chief retainer he led the vanguard of the surprise attack on Nobunaga.
Honnō-ji Incident 4,000 troops Watch in 3D › The chief Akechi retainer. He led the vanguard of the attack on Honnō-ji, broke the wall from the south gate and stormed the hall. - 1582Tenshō 10
Defeat at Yamazaki
Beaten by Hideyoshi, he was captured and executed in Kyoto.
Battle of Yamazaki 5,000 troops Watch in 3D › The strongest of the Akechi senior retainers. The man who led the vanguard at Honnō-ji held the line at Yamazaki to the very end.
