, also known as Inaba Ittetsu (稲葉一鉄), was a Japanese

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warrior in the

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. served the Saitō clan of

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. Later, he become a retainer of

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese '' daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unif ...

Biography

His childhood name was Hikoshiro (彦四郎) later Hikoroku (彦六郎). Yoshimichi was considered one of the , along with

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and

Ujiie Bokuzen , also known as , was a Japanese samurai warrior. served the Saitō clan of Mino province. Later, he become a retainer of Oda Nobunaga. Naomoto was considered one of the , along with Inaba Yoshimichi and Andō Morinari. In 1567, they agreed tog ...

. In 1567, they agreed together to join the forces of

. He took part in the Siege of Inabayama Castle (1567) and participated in the Battle of Anegawa (1570), led the reverse troops of Oda Nobunaga's forces.Sadler, A. L. (2010)
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Later, he fought in the Siege of Ishiyama-Honganji, Siege of Ichijodani Castle, Siege of Nagashima,

Battle of Nagashino The took place in 1575 near Nagashino Castle on the plain of Shitaragahara in the Mikawa Province of Japan. Takeda Katsuyori attacked the castle when Okudaira Sadamasa rejoined the Tokugawa, and when his original plot with Oga Yashiro for t ...

, and Kaga campaign under

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. His son, Inaba Masanari, was the husband of Saitō Fuku. Ittetsu himself lived and went into the service of Hideyoshi Toyotomi serving at

Battle of Shizugatake The was a battle of the Sengoku period of Japan fought between Toyotomi Hideyoshi (then Hashiba Hideyoshi) and Shibata Katsuie in Shizugatake, Ōmi Province in May 1583. Katsuie supported Oda Nobutaka's claim as successor of Oda Nobunaga in ...

and the

Battle of Komaki-Nagakute The was a series of battles in 1584 between the forces of Hashiba Hideyoshi (who would become Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1586) and the forces of Oda Nobukatsu and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Hideyoshi and Ieyasu had both served Oda Nobunaga and had not previou ...

before dying in 1589.

Family

* Father: Inaba Michinori * Mother: Isshiki Yoshito's daughter * Wife: Sanjonishi Saneki's daughter * Concubine: daughter of Kanou Family * Children: ** daughter married Horiichi Hannosuke ** daughter married Kunie Shigemoto ** Inaba Shigemichi (d.1598) by daughter of Kanou Family ** Inaba Sadamichi (1546–1603) by Sanjonishi Saneki's daughter ** Inaba Naomasa ** Inaba Masamichi (1566-1640) ** Yasuhime married Saito Toshimitsu ** daughter married Marumo Kanetoshi ** daughter married Yamamura Yoshikatsu

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ittetsu, Inaba Samurai 1515 births 1588 deaths Inaba clan

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