Akao Kiyotsuna

Akao Kiyotsuna
Native name
赤尾 清綱
Born1514
Ōmi Province
DiedSeptember 1, 1573
Odani Castle
AllegianceAzai clan
RankAzai-sanshō
Battles / warsBattle of Norada (1560)
Siege of Kanegasaki (1570)
Battle of Anegawa (1570)
Siege of Odani (1573)
ChildrenAkao Kiyofuyu

Akao Kiyotsuna (赤尾 清綱; 1514 – September 1, 1573) or Akao Mimisaka no Kami Kiyotsuna[1] In 1573, Kiyotsuna was imprisoned after the fall of Odani Castle, and beheaded by Nobunaga. However, Nobunaga spared the life of Kiyotsuna's son, Akao Kiyofuyu.

Notes

  1. ^ Ōta, Gyūichi (2011). The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga. Leiden: BRILL. p. 199. ISBN 978-90-04-20162-0.