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Satake Yoshishige
佐竹義重
“Yoshishige the Demon”
1547–1612 (aged 66)
- Rank / office
- Vice-Governor of Hitachi
- Domain / base
- Hitachi
- Banner / crest
- Moon on a fan
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Head of the Satake, who extended their power from Hitachi. Known for a valour that earned him the name "Yoshishige the Demon," he has the legend of the "seven-rider slaying," cutting down seven enemies with a single stroke. He clashed fiercely with Date Masamune as he pushed into southern Ōshū, and at Hitotoribashi in Tenshō 13 led an allied army of 30,000 with the Ashina that surrounded Masamune's 7,000 and drove him to the brink. But affairs at home forced him to withdraw. He later submitted to Hideyoshi and was confirmed in Hitachi, 540,000 koku, but failed to declare himself at Sekigahara and was reduced and transferred to Akita in Dewa after the war.
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- 1585Tenshō 13
Hitotoribashi
Led the 30,000 of the anti-Date alliance, surrounded Masamune and drove him to the brink.
Battle of Hitotoribashi Commander-in-chief 12,000 troops Watch in 3D › The fierce lord of Hitachi called "Yoshishige the Demon." As head of the anti-Date alliance he led 30,000 and drove Masamune to the brink, but withdrew on the verge of victory because of trouble in the Satake lands. - 1590Tenshō 18
Submission to Hideyoshi
Attended at Odawara and was confirmed in Hitachi, 540,000 koku.
- 1602Keichō 7
To Akita
His stance at Sekigahara judged ambiguous, he was reduced and transferred to Akita in Dewa.
