was a

daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and no ...

(lord) of

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. He was the eldest son of Haruhisa and he was given the childhood name of . After his father's sudden death in 1560, he became the head of the clan to continue the fight against the

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. While besieged in Gassantoda Castle, Yoshihisa had a retainer,

Uyama Hisakane (died 1566) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku era who served the Amago clan. Hisakane was the son of Uyama Hisahide and served as a direct vassal to Amago Yoshihisa. References Samurai 1566 deaths Year of birth unknown {{s ...

executed after fearing betrayal. This caused most of his remaining troops to desert and on 1566, he surrendered to

Mōri Motonari was a prominent ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) in the western Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. The Mōri clan claimed descent from Ōe no Hiromoto (大江広元), an adviser to Minamoto no Yoritomo. Motonari w ...

. Yoshihisa was permitted to become a monk and was held captive at Enmeiji. As a monk, Yoshihisa changed his name to ''Yurin'' (友林). After

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became the head of Mōri clan, he became a retainer under Terumoto.

Family

* Father:

Amago Haruhisa was a ''daimyō'' warlord in the Izumo Province, Chūgoku region of western Japan. He was the second son of Amago Masahisa. Initially named Akihisa (詮久), he changed his name to Haruhisa in 1541 after Ashikaga Yoshiharu offered to let him u ...

* Mother: daughter of

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* Wife: daughter of

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* Son: Amago Tomohisa * Adopted son: Amago Motosato (1572–1622)

References

1540 births 1610 deaths Daimyo Amago, Yoshihisa {{Daimyo-stub