Imagawa Yoshimoto
Imagawa Yoshimoto | |
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今川 義元 | |
| Head of Imagawa clan | |
| In office 1536–1560 | |
| Preceded by | Imagawa Ujiteru |
| Succeeded by | Imagawa Ujizane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yosakimaru 1519 |
| Died | June 12, 1560 (aged 40–41) |
| Spouse | Jōkei-in |
| Children | 5, including Imagawa Ujizane |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Imagawa Ujiteru (brother) Hōjō Ujiyasu (brother-in-law) Takeda Shingen (brother-in-law) Lady Hayakawa (niece and daughter-in-law) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Imagawa clan |
| Rank | Daimyo |
| Unit | Imagawa clan |
| Commands | Sunpu Castle |
| Battles/wars | Hanagura Disturbance (1536) Battle of Azukizaka (1542) Battle of Azukizaka (1548) Battle of Muraki Castle (1554) Battle of Okehazama (1560) † |
Imagawa Yoshimoto (今川 義元; 1519 – June 12, 1560) was a Japanese samurai and daimyō (feudal lord) of the Sengoku period. Based in Suruga Province, he was known as The number one archer in the Tōkaidō (海道一の弓取り, Kaidō-ichi no Yumitori); he was one of the three daimyō that dominated the Tōkaidō region. He died in 1560 while marching to Kyoto. He was killed in the village of Dengakuhazama in Okehazama by Oda Nobunaga.