Asakura Yoshikage, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Asakura Yoshikage

daimyo of the sengoku period; 11th head of Asakura clan

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1533

Place of Birth: Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 16-Oct-1573

Profession: politician

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Asakura Yoshikage (?? ??, October 12, 1533 – September 16, 1573) was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period (1467–1603) who ruled a part of Echizen Province in present-day Fukui Prefecture.
Yoshikage's conflicts with Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) resulted in his death and the destruction of the Asakura clan and its castle, Ichijodani Castle.