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Imagawa Yoshitada

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Imagawa Yoshitada
今川 義忠
Head of Imagawa clan
In office
1461–1476
Preceded byImagawa Noritada
Succeeded byImagawa Ujichika
Personal details
BornFebruary 26, 1436
DiedMarch 1, 1476
SpouseLady Kitagawa
ChildrenImagawa Ujichika
Parents
Military service
Allegiance Imagawa clan
RankDaimyo
CommandsSuruga Province
Battles/warsTōtōmi Campaign

Imagawa Yoshitada (今川 義忠, February 26, 1436 – March 1, 1476) was the father of the famed Imagawa Ujichika and the 9th head of the Imagawa clan.

Yoshitada spent most of his time invading Tōtōmi Province, attacking the Katsumada and Yokota clans. However, after Yoshitada thought he had destroyed the clans of Katsumada and Yokota, and he was returning to his home at Suruga, he was attacked and killed at Shiokaizaka by the remnants of the two clans he thought to have completely destroyed.

After Yoshitada's death, he was succeeded by his eldest son Imagawa Ujichika. Even though at that time Ujichika was not of age, he soon carried on in his father's legacy. His childhood name was Tatsuomaru (龍王丸).

Family

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  • Father: Imagawa Noritada (1408-1461?)
  • Mother: Uesugi Ujisada's daughter
  • Wife: Lady Kitagawa
  • Children:
    • daughter married Ogimachi Sanjo Sanemichi by Lady Kitagawa
    • Imagawa Ujichika by Lady Kitagawa
Preceded by
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6th Suruga-Imagawa family head
????–1476
Succeeded by