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Azai Nagamasa

1545 - 1573

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Azai Nagamasa (浅井 長政; 1545 – 26 September 1573) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period known as the brother-in-law and enemy of Oda Nobunaga. Nagamasa was head of the Azai clan seated at Odani Castle in northern Ōmi Province and married Nobunaga's sister Oichi in 1564, fathering her three daughters – Yodo-dono, Ohatsu, and Oeyo – who became prominent figures in their own right. Nagamasa became one of Nobunaga's enemies in 1570 due to the Azai alliance with the Asakura clan, and fought against Nobunaga at major battles including the Battle of Anegawa. Nagamasa and his clan were destroyed by Nobunaga in August 1573, and he committed seppuku during the siege of Odani Castle. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Azai Nagamasa is the 5,910th most popular politician (up from 5,949th in 2024), the 469th most popular biography from Japan (down from 425th in 2019) and the 157th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Azai Nagamasa ranks 5,910 out of 19,576. Before him are Paolo Lucio Anafesto, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, Oqil Oqilov, Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis, Frederick III, Duke of Austria, and Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia. After him are Alexandru Averescu, Parameswara, Olave Baden-Powell, Renata of Lorraine, Ratchis, and Konstanty Kalinowski.

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Among people born in 1545, Azai Nagamasa ranks 11. Before him are Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, Túpac Amaru, Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Powhatan, and Anna of Sweden. After him are Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha, Guidobaldo del Monte, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Frans Pourbus the Elder, and John Gerard. Among people deceased in 1573, Azai Nagamasa ranks 8. Before him are Fatma Sultan, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Rafael Bombelli, and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda. After him are Matija Gubec, Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg, Antun Vrančić, Michel de l'Hôpital, Étienne Jodelle, and Joachim Beuckelaer.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Azai Nagamasa ranks 469 out of 6,245. Before him are Rihei Sano (1912), Emperor Ninmyō (808), Emperor Rokujō (1164), Masaharu Homma (1888), Michio Yasuda (1949), and Shigemi Ishii (1951). After him are Fujiwara no Michinaga (966), Tasuku Honjo (1942), Tetsu Katayama (1887), Muryeong of Baekje (462), Emperor Takakura (1161), and Yoshijirō Umezu (1882).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Azai Nagamasa ranks 157. Before him are Emperor Monmu (683), Keizō Obuchi (1937), Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (1923), Emperor Ninmyō (808), Emperor Rokujō (1164), and Masaharu Homma (1888). After him are Fujiwara no Michinaga (966), Tetsu Katayama (1887), Muryeong of Baekje (462), Emperor Takakura (1161), Yoshihiko Noda (1957), and Emperor Hanazono (1297).

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