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Saegusa Moritomo

Saegusa Moritomo

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In this Japanese name, the surname is Saegusa.

Saegusa Moritomo (三枝 守友, 1537 – June 29, 1575) was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".[1]

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Moritomo was the son-in-law of the famed Takeda retainer Yamagata Masakage. Moritomo served Takeda clan during the Battle of Mikatagahara in 1572,[2] and died at the Battle of Nagashino in 1575.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Turnbull, Stephen. (2013). Samurai Armies 1467-1649, p. 62.
  2. [2]
    Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. pp. 222–223. ISBN 1854095234.
  3. [3]
    Turnbull, Stephen (1987). Battles of the Samurai. London: Arms and Armour Press. pp. 79–94. ISBN 9780853688266.

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