- Irobe Katsunaga
nihongo|Irobe Katsunaga|色部勝長| (1493?-
February 7 ,1569 ) was a Japanese samurai of theSengoku period . A high-ranking retainer of theUesugi clan Katsunaga was one of the "Kita-Echigo no Kokuninshu" (北越後の国人衆; 'Countrymen of Northern Echigo'), and was considered as one of the most respected men underUesugi Kenshin . [ [http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/sn-dos/sengoku/l_i.htm ?í?‘•??«Šo?‘ ƒ‚¢ „ ] ] He saw action at the 4thBattle of Kawanakajima of 1561 and theBattle of Sano in the region ofKozuke in 1563 among others. For his distinction in battle at Kawanakajima he was granted Hirabayashi Castle. [ja icon [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ju8t-hnm/Shiro/Hokuriku/Niigata/Hirabayashi/index.htm 平林城 埋もれた古城 ] ]Katsunaga died when attempting to confront the uprising of
Honjo Shigenaga in 1569.His sons included
Irobe Akinaga andIrobe Nagazane . [ [http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/sn-dos/sengoku/l_i.htm ?í?‘•??«Šo?‘ ƒ‚¢ „ ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ju8t-hnm/Shiro/Hokuriku/Niigata/Hirabayashi/index.htm History of Hirabayashi Castle] (in Japanese)
* [http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/irobe_k.html Irobe family information] (in Japanese)
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