Asakura Yoshikage

Asakura Yoshikage
朝倉義景
Asakura Yoshikage; 朝倉義景
5th Head of Asakura clan
	In office; 1548–1573
Preceded by	Asakura Takakage
Personal details
Born	October 12, 1533; Ichijōdani Castle
Died	September 16, 1573 (aged 39); Rokubō Kenshō-ji, Ōno
Spouse	Daughter of Hosokawa Harumoto
Parents	Asakura Takakage (father); Daughter of Takeda Motomitsu (mother);
Military service
Allegiance	Ashikaga shogunate; Azai clan
Unit	Asakura clan
Battles/wars	Siege of Kanegasaki (1570); Battle of Anegawa (1570); Siege of Hikida Castle (1573); Siege of Ichijōdani Castle (1573)

Asakura Yoshikage (朝倉義景, October 12, 1533 – September 16, 1573) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period (1467–1603) who ruled a part of Echizen Province in present-day Fukui Prefecture. He was a regent of Ashikaga Shogunate. Yoshikage's conflicts with Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) resulted in his death and the destruction of the Asakura clan and its castle, Ichijōdani Castle.

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