Oniniwa Yoshinao

{{short description|Japanese samurai}}

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{{Infobox military person

| name = Oniniwa Yoshinao

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| native_name = 鬼庭 良直

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| birth_date = 1513

| death_date = {{death date and age|1586|January|6|1513||}}

| birth_place = Akadate Castle, Date District, Fukushima

| death_place = Near Hitotori Bridge in Mutsu Province,(Now Motomiya, Fukushima)

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| allegiance = Date clan

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| unit = Oniniwa clan

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| battles = Battle of Tenbun
Battle of Hitotoribashi

| relations = Oniniwa Motozane (father)
Oniniwa Tsunamoto (eldest son)
Katakura Kita (daughter)

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{{family name hatnote|Oniniwa|lang=Japanese}}

{{Nihongo|Oniniwa Yoshinao|鬼庭良直||extra=1513 – 1586}} also known as Oniniwa Sagetsusai was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period who served Date clan. He was deeply trusted by Date Terumune and Date Masamune.{{cite web|url=http://www.toyoma-date.jp/zuihitsu/txt136.html |title=宮城の真田一族ーその4|publisher=伊達800年の歴史|language=Japanese|access-date=25 July 2019}}

Yoshinao at the age of 73, bravely fought to let Masamune go during the Battle of Hitotoribashi, His army killed many of Iwaki clan's men but finally was killed by Iwaki Tsunetaka's general Kubota Jūrō.{{cite web |url=http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/moniwa.html |title="茂庭氏" |publisher=Harimaya.com |access-date=20 September 2019}} Thanks to Yoshinao, Masamune was able to escape to Motomiya castle.{{cite web|url= https://xn--u9j228h2jmngbv0k.com/2019/08/%E9%AC%BC%E5%BA%AD%E5%B7%A6%E6%9C%88/ |title=享年７３は早死に？政宗を生かして死んだ鬼庭左月|publisher=日本の歴史.COM|language=Japanese|access-date=25 July 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://bushoojapan.com/tomorrow/2014/11/17/35006 |title=人取橋の戦い～伊達家の輝宗死して政宗も絶体絶命！されど忠臣たちの超踏ん張りに助けられ|publisher=戦国武将|language=Japanese|access-date=25 July 2019}} His son, Oniniwa Tsunamoto, and his daughter, Katakura Kita, also worked for Date clan and won Masamune's great trust.