Aso Koremitsu

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In this Japanese name, the family name is Aso.

Aso Koremitsu (1581-1593) a head of the Japanese clan of Aso during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan. Koremitsu was a child when his father died, and when Higo province ended up being divided between Konishi Yukinaga and Kato Kiyomasa during the year of 1581 (which followed the completion of the Kyushu Campaign, Koremitsu then sought sanctuary with the latter. However, Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered Koremitsu to be killed when he was thirteen years of age for unknown reasons.

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  • The Samurai Sourcebook