Akai Naomasa

In this Japanese name, the family name is Akai.

Akai Naomasa (赤井 直正, 1529 – April 8, 1578) was a Japanese samurai leader of the Sengoku period.[1]

Naomasa is known for his defense of Kuroi Castle in Tamba Province. During the siege, he died of disease; and the responsibility for defending the castle passed to his nephew, Akai Tadaie.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ōta, Gyūichi et al. (2011). The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga, p. 323 n32.


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