, eldest son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai and powerful ''

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'' who ruled seven provinces of Kansai. Nagayoshi held the court titles of Shūri-dayū (修理太夫) and Chikuzen no Kami (筑前守), and was also known by the more Sinic reading of his name: Chōkei (長慶). During his tenure, the Miyoshi clan would experience a great rise of power, and engage in a protracted military campaign against its rivals, the Rokkaku and the

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. Nagayoshi defeated

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and banished him from Kyoto in 1555. Following his death, Nagayoshi was succeeded by his adopted son, Yoshitsugu (the son of Sogō Kazunari, his younger brother). Nagayoshi died in Iimoriyama Castle in 1564.飯盛山城と三好長慶　仁木宏,中井均,中西裕樹　NPO法人摂河泉地域文化研究所　P.56

Family

* Father: Miyoshi Motonaga * Mother: Unknown *Siblings: ** Miyoshi Yoshikata ** Atagi Fuyuyasu ** Sogō Kazumasa * Wives ** Hatano Tanemichi's daughter * Children ** Miyoshi Yoshioki

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Miyoshi family tree and information
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(Japanese) Samurai 1522 births 1564 deaths Daimyo Miyoshi clan {{Daimyo-stub

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