Akamatsu Mitsusuke
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| Intro | Samurai | ||
| Places | Japan | ||
| is | Military leader Samurai | ||
| Work field | Military | ||
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| Death | 25 September 1441 | ||
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Biography
Akamatsu Mitsusuke (赤松 満祐, 1381 - September 25, 1441) was a Japanese samurai of the Akamatsu clan during the Sengoku Period.
Early life
Mitsusuke was the son of Akamatusu Yoshinori.
Assassin
In 1441, Mitsusuke killed Ashikaga Yoshinori who was leader of the Ashikaga shogunate.
In response, he was attacked by forces of the Yamana clan and the Hosokawa clan. In defeat, he was forced to commit suicide.