Aiura Nagato

nihongo|Aiura Nagato|相浦長門 (?-1577) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Uesugi clan. He was tasked with the defense of Fuki Castle in Noto Province, following Uesugi Kenshin's return to Echigo in 1577. The Hatakeyama clan launched an assault on Fuki Castle in May of that year, and Aiura Nagato committed suicide before the castle fell. ['Hagakure Selections: Way of the Samurai' Copyright(c) Yamamoto Tsunetomo]

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