Yūki Masakatsu

In this Japanese name, the family name is Yūki.

Yūki Masakatsu (結城 政勝, 1503 – September 2, 1559) was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period. He was the head of the Yūki clan.[1]

Early life

He was the son of Yūki Masatomo.[1]

Daimyo

As clan leader, Masakatsu developed a code of provincial laws (bunkoku-hō). In 1556, he published "new laws of the Yūki family" (結城氏法度 Yūki-shi Hatto).[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yūki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1066.
  2. ↑ Nussbaum, "Yūki-shi Hatto" at p. 1067.


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