Saito Dosan (Japanese Daimyo)

斉藤道三 (さいとう　どうさ&#

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Born: 1494
Died: 1556

by Nozomi Kariyasu, 16 February 2023

Toki Yorinori of Okuwa Castle was expelled from the country, and the Mino Province was acquired. Dosan formed bedchamber relationships with Oda in Owari, Asai in Omi, and Miki in Hida, and did not adopt a policy of foreign expansion through military power, but was defeated in a battle with his eldest son Yoshinaga in 1556. The war banner has white background with two standing waves in black. It is said that Dosan himself invented the design of the standing waves, comparing the ebb and flow of the tide to the tactics of warfare.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 16 February 2023

See also:

• Japan
• Daimyo flags, 15th - 17th century