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Amago Tsunehisa

1458–1541 · 16th century

Amago Tsunehisa was a Japanese warlord of the Sengoku period who rose from deputy governor to become master of Izumo, seizing Gassan-Toda castle in 1486. He expanded Amago power across the San'in region of western Honshu and contested the region with the Ōuchi, making the Amago one of the great houses of the period.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Amago Tsunehisa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/amago-tsunehisa
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