Sakai Kyuzo
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Sakai Kyūzō was a retainer of Oda Nobunaga
and son of Sakai Masahisa
. He fought his first battle at age thirteen, and then fought another battle at the Siege of Odani Castle. In that battle, he was killed.
Oda Nobunaga
was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...
and son of Sakai Masahisa
Sakai Masahisa
was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku Period, who most notably served the Oda clan. He was born in Mino Province, and first served the Saitō clan. After the fall of the Saitō, he was taken on as a retainer by Oda Nobunaga. He was particularly active during the time of Oda Nobunaga's entry into Kyoto...
. He fought his first battle at age thirteen, and then fought another battle at the Siege of Odani Castle. In that battle, he was killed.