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Imagawa Yoshimoto

Also known as: Imagawa Yoshimoto; primary name: Imagawa Yoshimoto; other name: Imagawa jibu shosho Minamoto Yoshimoto
Details: individual; warrior; Japanese; Male
Life dates: 1519-1560
Biography: Leading daimyo during Japan's Warring States period. Based in Suruga province. Allied with Takeda Shingen. Bluffed his way to many victories with a smaller army than boasted, but finally defeated and killed during an attack by Oda Nobunaga.