Yagyū Hyōgonosuke

Deceased Person

1579 – 1650

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Who was Yagyū Hyōgonosuke?

Yagyū Hyōgonosuke or — Toshiyoshi was the founder of the Owari mainline of the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū style of swordsmanship in the early Edo period. He was a son of Yagyū Toshikatsu and a grandson of Yagyū Muneyoshi.

From 1603 to 1607, he served Kato Kiyomasa. Thereafter, he became an itinerant warrior. Beginning in 1615, he served Tokugawa Yoshinao, the founder of the Owari branch of the Tokugawa clan. He directly instructed Yoshinao in the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū.

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Born
1579
Also known as
  • Yagyu Hyogonosuke
Died
1650

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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