Akamatsu Mitsusuke


Akamatsu Mitsusuke was a Japanese samurai of the Akamatsu clan during the Sengoku Period.

Early life

Mitsusuke was the son of Akamatusu Yoshinori.

Assassin

In 1441, Mitsusuke killed Ashikaga Yoshinori who was leader of the Ashikaga shogunate.
In response, he was attacked by forces of the Yamana clan and the Hosokawa clan. In defeat, he was forced to commit suicide.