- Kojima Motoshige
nihongo|Kojima Motoshige|小島職鎮 (?-?) was a Japanese
samurai of the Sengoku period who served theUesugi clan . Prior to joining the Uesugi, Kojima had been a vassal to theJinbo clan , however was exiled under suspicion of collusion with an enemy clan. Kojima attempted to take refuge in a temple inHida Province , but when the temple was burned in 1560, he was forced to move again. He eventually joined the Uesugi, and it is believed that he assassinatedShiina Yasutane onUesugi Kenshin 's order in 1576, as a condition of his employment.References
* Abe, Yoshichiro "Sengoku no Kassen Zenroku" (戦国の合戦全録) Japan, 1973
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