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Asakura Yoshikage

Born on October 12, 1533

Asakura Yoshikage, Japanese ruler (d. 1573)

Asakura Yoshikage (朝倉義景, October 12, 1533 – September 16, 1573) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period (1467–1603) who ruled a part of Echizen Province in present-day Fukui Prefecture. Yoshikage's conflicts with Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) resulted in his death and the destruction of the Asakura clan and its castle, Ichijōdani Castle.

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