Miyoshi Yoshikata

In this Japanese name, the surname is Miyoshi.

Miyoshi Yoshikata
三好 義賢
Miyoshi Yoshikata
Lord of Shōzui Castle
In office 1553–1562
Preceded by	Hosokawa Mochitaka
Succeeded by	Sogō Masayasu
Personal details
Born	c. 1527
Died	April 8, 1562
Relations	Miyoshi Motonaga (father) Miyoshi Nagayoshi (brother) Atagi Fuyuyasu (brother) Sogō Kazumasa (brother)
Children	Miyoshi Nagaharu Sogō Masayasu
Military service
Allegiance	Miyoshi clan
Battles/wars	Shōzui Incident (1553) Kumeta War (1562)

Miyoshi Yoshikata (三好 義賢, c. 1527 – April 8, 1562), other name Miyoshi Yukiyasu (三好 之康) or Miyoshi Jikkyu (三好 実休), second son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Miyoshi clan.^[1][2]

His other brothers were Miyoshi Nagayoshi (first child), Atagi Fuyuyasu (third child), and Sogō Kazumasa (fourth child). His son was Miyoshi Nagaharu. He was also the castle lord in command of Shōzui Castle.^[3] Yoshitaka expelled Hosokawa Mochitaka and captured Shōzui Castle, which then became the main base of Miyoshi clan in Shikoku.^[4]

He was shot and killed during Kumeta war in 1562.^[1] He was one of the most important vassals of Nagayoshi as the power of the Miyoshi clan declined sharply after his death.^[2]

References

1. "三好実休". 岸和田市. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
2. "三好義賢（読み）みよし・よしかた 朝日日本歴史人物事典「三好義賢」の解説". Kotobank. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
3. "勝端城～戦国時代には四国で最も栄えた阿波の本拠地" (in Japanese). 城旅人. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
4. "勝瑞城" (in Japanese). 阿波ナビ. Retrieved 25 July 2019.