Jinbo Nagamoto

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Jinbō Nagamoto (神保長職, Jinbō Nagamoto^?) (?-1572?) was the finaling ruling head of the Jinbo clan throughout the latter Sengoku Period of Feudal Japan. Even though generally unconfirmable, it is highly probable that Nagamoto was the direct son to Jinbo Yoshimune, for he regardlessly inherited the former's Toyama castle and became the succeeding head to the Jinbo clan, respectively reigning within the province of Etchu. By the time at which Nagamoto had succeeded to headship over the Jinbo, he was ultimately warring with the clan of Shiina, which caused him to assault this rivaling clan at variable instances, one of which being his besiegement of Matsukura castle during the year of 1559. Unfortunately for Nagamato however, he proved rather unforsightful in his many attempts against the Shiina, for the latter initially called upon the assistance of the powerful Uesugi after suffering from these continuous assaults and threatful gestures, which ultimately led to the notorious Uesugi Kenshin invading Etchu in 1560 and successfully robbing Nagamoto of Toyama, his primary domain and base of power. As Nagamoto was thus placed into desperate straits following this unforeseen display of circumstance, he was forced to take up holdings within Masuyama castle, where he initially held off consecutive attacks led by the Shiina, which were still able to be negated despite the disadvantage held by the Jinbo.

However, by the year of 1562, Nagamoto striked back upon the Shiina with a keen display of force, but was once again retorted by the powerful Kenshin, who assaulted the former at a certain battle that took place within Etchu, which was ultimately won by the Uesugi army by the 10th month of that year. However, Nagamoto still possessed a high level of military might and possible influence, and thus his domain was still unpregnable despite consecutive losses; but as Nagamoto mutually assisted Kenshin against the invading Takeda Shingen by the year of 1566, this alliance encouraged internal strife within the Jinbo, which led to the relative desolation of Nagamoto's power and forced him and to lose his title of daimyo, where he and his entire clan would become retainer to the Uesugi as a result. Nagamoto's life following this period in time remains unknown, but it can be surmised that he was able to support Kenshin with moderate showing, dying off by some means around the death of the Uesugi and Nobunaga's rise to greater power over Japan.