Obata Masamori

Obata Masamori ( Japanese 小幡昌盛 ; * 1534 ; † March 29, 1582 ), also known under the name Obata Nobusada , was a Japanese samurai . He is known as one of the 24 generals . He was the son of Obata Toramori , and came from the western province of Kōzuke . He fled from there to join the Takeda around 1560. Masamori later became the lord of the castle of Kaizu Castle in Shinano Province .

Coming from a province conquered by the Takeda, Masamori was one of the sakikata-shu (a group of defeated opponents) within Takeda State, but he repeatedly demonstrated his allegiance to the Takeda. He fought for Takeda in the Mimasetoge (1569) and in the Battle of Mikatagahara (1573), where he led the vanguard of the cavalry. In the battle of Nagashino (1575), which was disastrous for the Takeda , he entered the battle with the largest contingent of cavalry, commanding 500 mounted samurai and 1,000 foot samurai (the Takeda had two foot soldiers assigned to each rider). He fought in the central division led by Takeda Nobukado and stormed the Oda line alongside the other Kozuke warlords. When the Takeda could not break through the bamboo pallisades and the volley fire, they called for a retreat; At this point the most feared cavalry in the country was already suffering immense losses, which anticipated the downfall of the Takeda. The wounds he suffered in that battle resulted in Masamori's death. A third of the 24 generals died with him.

literature

Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook . London: Cassell & Co.

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SURNAME	Obata, Masamori
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	小幡昌盛 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	japanese samurai
DATE OF BIRTH	1534
DATE OF DEATH	March 29, 1582