Mogami Yoshiaki
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Mogami Yoshiaki (最上義光 (?), 1544 - November 29, 1614) was a daimyo of the Yamagata domain in Dewa Province, in the late Sengoku period and early Edo period.
He was the first son of Mogami Yoshimori, and succeeded his father as daimyo of Yamagata. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi came to power, Mogami submitted to his rule, and became a supporter of Tokugawa Ieyasu following Hideyoshi's death. In 1600, he battled Uesugi Kagekatsu, an enemy of Tokugawa's, alongside Date Masamune(his nephew), another lord of the far north. He aided in Date's siege of Shiroishi, and was then attacked in his own home castle of Hataya. Later that year, Mogami and Date supported Ieyasu at the famous battle of Sekigahara, after which Mogami's domain was expanded to 520,000 koku in return for his loyal service.
He died at Yamagata Castle in 1614.
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- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
- Dewa no Taishu Mogami Yoshiaki - (Japanese)
