Irobe Katsunaga

Irobe Katsunaga (色部勝長, 1493? – February 7, 1569) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. A high-ranking retainer of the Uesugi clan. Katsunaga was one of the Kita-Echigo no Kokuninshu (北越後の国人衆; "Countrymen of Northern Echigo"), and was considered one of the most respected men under Uesugi Kenshin.^[1]

He saw action at the 4th Battle of Kawanakajima of 1561 and the Siege of Karasawa at Sano, Tochigi in the region of Kōzuke in 1563 among others. For his distinction in battle at Kawanakajima he was granted Hirabayashi Castle.^[2]

Katsunaga died when attempting to confront the uprising of Honjō Shigenaga in 1569.

His sons included and .^[1]

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^ (in Japanese) 平林城埋もれた古城

External links[]

History of Hirabayashi Castle (in Japanese)
Irobe family information (in Japanese)

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Amakasu Kagemochi Honjō Shigenaga Irobe Katsunaga Kakizaki Kageie Murakami Yoshikiyo Nagao Fujikage Naoe Kagetsuna Saitō Tomonobu Shibata Naganori Takanashi Masayori Usami Sadamitsu Yamayoshi Toyomori Yasuda Nagahide
Four Heavenly Kings of the Uesugi	Amakasu Kagemochi Kakizaki Kageie Naoe Kanetsugu Usami Sadamitsu
Twenty-Five Generals of the Uesugi	Honjō Shigenaga Kakizaki Kageie Nagao Masakage Naoe Kagetsuna Saitō Tomonobu Takanashi Masayori Usami Sadamitsu