Hōjō Tsunashige

Hōjō Tsunashige
Hōjō Tsunashige
北条綱成
Lord of Tamanawa Castle
	In office; 1542–1587
Preceded by	Hōjō Tamemasa
Succeeded by	Hōjō Ujishige
Personal details
Born	Katsuchiyo; 1515
Died	June 11, 1587 (aged 71–72); Tamanawa Castle, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
Relations	Hōjō Tamemasa (step father); Hōjō Ujitsuna (father in law); Hōjō Ujiyasu (brother in law)
Parent	Kushima Masashige (father);
Nickname	"Jio Hachiman"
Military service
Allegiance	Later Hōjō clan
Rank	Commander
Commands	Tamanawa Castle; Kawagoe Castle; Fukazawa Castle
Battles/wars	Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama (1537); Battle of Kōnodai (1538); Siege of Kawagoe Castle (1545); Siege of Hirai Castle (1551); Siege of Odawara (1561); Battle of Kōnodai (1564); Battle of Numajiri (1567); Siege of Fukazawa (1571);

Hōjō Tsunashige (北条綱成, 1515 – June 11, 1587) or Hōjō Tsunanari also known as "Jio Hachiman", was a samurai commander with great skill under the Hōjō clan. The brother in law of Hōjō Ujiyasu. Around the Kantō region, he fought in many battles supporting the Hōjō, also contributing to the expansion of the domain of Hōjō, he was well known for his fighting skill and also an excellent diplomat.

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