Azai Nagamasa, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period
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About Azai Nagamasa
- Azai Nagamasa (?? ??, 1545 – September 26, 1573) was a daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japan.
- His clan, the Azai clan, were located in northern Omi Province, east of Lake Biwa.
- He was the brother-in-law of Oda Nobunaga, starting in 1564, and one of Nobunaga's enemies from 1570 to 1573.
- Nagamasa and his clan were destroyed by Oda Nobunaga in August 1573.
- Major battles of Azai Nagamasa include the battle of Anegawa in 1570 and the many sieges of Odani castle between 1570 and 1573.
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