Obata Masamori
{{Short description|Japanese samurai (1534-1582)}}
{{family name hatnote|Obata|lang=Japanese}}{{Infobox military person
| name = Obata Masamori
| native_name = 小幡昌盛
| image = Obata Matabei.jpg
| caption = A painting of Obata Masamori, possibly taken in 1550’s
| birth_date = 1534
| death_date = March 29, 1582
| allegiance = 25px Takeda clan
| battles = Siege of Odawara (1569)
Battle of Mimasetoge (1569)
Battle of Mikatagahara (1573)
Battle of Nagashino (1575)
}}
{{nihongo|Obata Masamori|小幡昌盛||1534 – March 29, 1582}}, was a Japanese samurai warrior. He is known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".Internet Movie Database (IMDb), [https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0019073/bio "Shingen Takeda (Character) from Kagemusha (1980)]; retrieved 2013-5-17. He was the son of Obata Toramori, and came from western Kozuke province. He fled Kozuke and joined the Takeda around 1560. Masamori would later become the lord of Kaizu castle in Shinano province.
Military life
Coming from a province conquered by the Takeda, Masamori belonged to the sakikata-shu (the group of vanquished enemies) within the Takeda establishment, but proved himself repeatedly by loyal service. He fought for the Takeda at the battle of Mimasetoge (1569).
In the Battle of Mikatagahara (1573), he led the cavalry vanguard.{{cite book|last1=Turnbull|first1=Stephen|title=The Samurai Sourcebook|date=2000|publisher=Cassell & C0|location=London|isbn=1854095234|pages=222–223}}
In the Battle of Nagashino (1575),{{cite book|last1=Turnbull|first1=Stephen|title=Battles of the Samurai|date=1987|publisher=Arms and Armour Press|location=London|isbn=9780853688266|pages=91}} he supplied the largest cavalry contingent, commanding 500 mounted samurai and 1000 footmen. In the central company, commanded by Takeda Nobukado, he charged the Oda line beside the other Kozuke warlords. Eventually, as the Takeda army made no headway, the attack was called off but not until grave losses had been suffered.
See also
References
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Further reading
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co.
External links
- [http://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/shingen/english2009.pdf "Legendary Takeda's 24 Generals" at Yamanashi-kankou.jp]
{{Twenty-Four Generals of the Takeda}}
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