Amari Torayasu

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{{nihongo|Amari Torayasu|甘利 虎泰||1498 – March 23, 1548}} was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, and served the Takeda clan under Takeda Nobutora and Shingen.[http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/k_amari.html 武家家伝_甘利氏] Amari was a shukurō, or clan elder, following Shingen's accession to family headship and was one of "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".Inoue, Yasushi. (2006). [https://books.google.com/books?id=yQ6DAObNdj4C&pg=PR7&dq= The Samurai banner of Furin Kazan, p. 7].

He was killed in action at the battle of Uedahara in 1548, together with Itagaki Nobukata. The two were fighting side by side on the frontlines when suddenly a volley of arrows shot them down.

Amari was succeeded by his son Amari Masatada.

Japanese Politician Akira Amari is a descendant of Torayasu.{{Cite web |url=http://www.amari-akira.com/profile/amariakira.html |title=Profile |publisher=Akira Amari Official Site |date=2014-05-07 |accessdate=2015-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917094446/http://www.amari-akira.com/profile/amariakira.html |archivedate=2015-09-17 }}

Amari in Fiction

In NHK's 2007 Taiga drama Fūrinkazan, Amari is played by Raita Ryū.

References

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Further reading

  • Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.