- Shiina Yasutane
Shiina Yasutane (?-1576) was a
Japan esedaimyo of theSengoku period , who was lord of theShiina clan ofEtchu Province . Throughout the 1550's and 60's he led numerous attacks on theJinbo clan , and in one of the few documented cases of two generals engaging personally in combat on the field, Yasutane fought with the head of the Jinbo clan,Jinbo Nagamoto , in 1554, at thebattle of Imizu . During this particular clash, he was slashed across the jaw by Nagamoto, which left him with lifelong disfigurement. He is believed to have been assassinated in 1576 byKojima Motoshige , on the orders ofUesugi Kenshin .References
* Abe, Yoshichiro "Sengoku no Kassen Zenroku" (戦国の合戦全録) Japan, 1973
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