Azai Nagamasa

Azai Nagamasa (浅井 長政, 1545 – 1573) was a Japanese daimyō who lived in . In 1564, Nagamasa married Oda Nobunaga's younger sister Oichi,Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga with whom he would father three daughters. In 1570, due to a multi-generational alliance relationship with the , Nagamasa attacked his brother-in-law's forces as they attempted to besiege the Asakura's main stronghold at . Nobunaga was forced to retreat and felt personally betrayed by Nagamasa, whom he had considered part of the family.
==Appearances==
*Echoes of History – Shadows 
==References==
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Category:Samurai
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