Soma Yoshitane
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Daimyo
of the South Mutsu
region, and the eldest son of Soma Moritane
. 16th generation family head of the Soma clan. Yoshitane fought the Date clan many times, until his defeat in the year 1589. After Date Masamune's submission to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Yoshitane also declared allegiance to Hideyoshi, being reestablished in his holdings in Mutsu province, at Nakamura
. During the Sekigahara Campaign
, Yoshitane did not respond fast enough to the call for arms by Tokugawa Ieyasu
, and was thus deprived of his territory.
During the year of 1603, Ieyasu's grandson Iemitsu
was born, and on this auspicious occasion, Yoshitane's family was restored to its territory at Nakamura.
Yoshitane was succeeded by his son, Toshitane.
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
of the South Mutsu
Mutsu
Mutsu may refer to:* Mutsu, Aomori, a city in Aomori prefecture, Japan* Mutsu Province, one of the old provinces of Japan* Mutsu , a merchant ship that was Japan's only nuclear-powered ship...
region, and the eldest son of Soma Moritane
Soma Moritane
' was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. 15th generation head of the Soma clan. Key figure in the fighting that took place in northern Japan, especially with the Date clan. Father of Soma Yōshitane.-External links:*...
. 16th generation family head of the Soma clan. Yoshitane fought the Date clan many times, until his defeat in the year 1589. After Date Masamune's submission to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Yoshitane also declared allegiance to Hideyoshi, being reestablished in his holdings in Mutsu province, at Nakamura
Nakamura
-Places:*Nakamura, Kochi, a city in Japan*Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, a ward in Nagoya city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan...
. During the Sekigahara Campaign
Battle of Sekigahara
The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...
, Yoshitane did not respond fast enough to the call for arms by Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
, and was thus deprived of his territory.
During the year of 1603, Ieyasu's grandson Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu was the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Iemitsu ruled from 1623 to 1651.-Early life :...
was born, and on this auspicious occasion, Yoshitane's family was restored to its territory at Nakamura.
Yoshitane was succeeded by his son, Toshitane.