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About Satake Yoshishige
- Satake Yoshishige (?? ??, March 7, 1547 – May 19, 1612) was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period.
- He was the 18th generation head of the Satake clan.
- He was renowned for his ferocity in battle; he was also known by the nickname of "Ogre Yoshishige" (???, Oni Yoshishige).
- He often fought against the Later Hojo clan, who were extending their power into southern Hitachi.
- One such encounter was the Battle of Numajiri, where 20,000 men under Yoshishige fought 80,000 Hojo troops.
- The Satake won, due in part to the use of over 8600 matchlock rifles by their troops.
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