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Saito Dosan

1494–1556 · 16th century · Also known as Saitō Dōsan

Saito Dosan was a Japanese warlord of the Sengoku period who seized control of Mino province from the Toki family, earning the nickname 'viper of Mino'. Later legend made him a former oil merchant, though modern historians think his father began the family's rise. He married his daughter to Oda Nobunaga, and was killed in 1556 fighting his son Saito Yoshitatsu.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Saito Dosan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saito-dosan
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