Tateoka Mitsushige
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Tateoka Mitsushige | |
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| Native name | 楯岡 満茂 |
| Born | 1547 Murayama, Uzen Province |
| Died | 1639 Maebashi |
| Commands | Honjō Castle |
| Battles / wars | Dewa Campaign (1580-1588) Odawara Campaign (1590) Kunohe Rebellion (1591) Sekigahara campaign (1600) |
Tateoka Mitsushige (楯岡 満茂, 1547 – 1639) also well known as Honjō Mitsushige was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period.[1] He was a senior retainer of the Mogami clan and earned highest salary among the samurai of the Mogami clan.[2][3] He was the castle lord in command of Tateoka castle[4] and Honjō castle.[2]
In 1586, He and Mogami Yoshiaki's eldest son, Mogami Yoshiyasu, succeed defeat the Onodera Yoshimichi reinforcement.
After Mogami clan was demolished by the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1622, he served Sakai Tadayo as a guest samurai.[5][6] His tomb is at Chōshō-ji Temple in Maebashi.[6]
