Miyoshi Nagayoshi

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Miyoshi".

Miyoshi Nagayoshi

Miyoshi Nagayoshi (三好 長慶^?, March 10, 1522 – August 10, 1564), eldest son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai and daimyo who was lord of the Miyoshi clan during the Sengoku period. 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 Hosokawa.

Following his death, Nagayoshi was be succeeded by his adopted son, Yoshitsugu (the son of Sogō Kazunari, his younger brother).

References

• Miyoshi family tree and information (Japanese)
• Data on the roots of Miyoshi Nagayoshi (Japanese)

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Name	Miyoshi, Nagayoshi
Alternative names
Short description	Samurai and daimyo
Date of birth	March 10, 1522
Place of birth
Date of death	August 10, 1564
Place of death