Miyoshi Nagayoshi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Miyoshi Nagayoshi

Japanese samurai and daimyo who was lord of the Miyoshi clan during the Sengoku period

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1522

Place of Birth: Yamashiro Province, Japan

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1564

Profession: samurai, daimyo

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Miyoshi Nagayoshi (?? ??, March 10, 1522 – August 10, 1564), eldest son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai and daimyo who was lord of the Miyoshi clan during the Sengoku period.
Nagayoshi held the court titles of Shuri-dayu (????) and Chikuzen no Kami (???), and was also known by the more Sinic reading of his name: Chokei (??).
During his tenure, the Miyoshi clan would experience a great rise of power, and engage in a protracted military campaign against its rivals, the Rokkaku and the Hosokawa.Following his death, Nagayoshi was succeeded by his adopted son, Yoshitsugu (the son of Sogo Kazunari, his younger brother).
Nagayoshi died in Iimoriyama Castle in 1564.