Shiba Yoshimune

Shiba Yoshimune (斯波 義統, 1513 - August 10, 1554) was the final head of the Shiba clan and lived during the latter half of the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. Nominally, Yoshimune was the governor of Owari province and resided at Kiyosu castle. Though he was governor the head of the Iwakura Oda clan of Owari and the deputy governor of Yoshimune, Oda Nobutomo, ruled behind him. Following the death of Oda Nobuhide in the year 1551 and Oda Nobunaga's appointment to heir of his late father's position, Nobutomo, who was of the opposite family, planned to assassinate the heir. Yoshimune learned of these designs and reported them to Nobunaga, with whom he had a secret relationship. Nobutomo would then catch on to this hidden activity of Yoshimune and had him killed in turn. But Nobunaga was successful in hearing of the plan and assaulted Kiyosu castle, killing Nobutomo.