Editing Imagawa Ujizane

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{{Character Infobox
|name= Imagawa Ujizane
|image= Wiki noimage.jpg
|birth= 1538<br>Sunpu, [[Japan]]<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Imagawa Ujizane}}</ref>
|death= 27 January 1615 {{c|aged 76-77}}<br>{{Wiki|Shinagawa}}, Japan<ref name="Wiki"/>
|species= [[Human]]
|affiliates=[[Imagawa clan]]<br>
[[Templars]]
*[[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order|Japanese Rite]]
}}
'''Imagawa Ujizane''' (今川 氏真, c. 1538 - 1615) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[daimyō]]'' of the [[Imagawa clan]] and a member of the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order|Japanese Rite]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] during the [[Sengoku period]]. He is the son of [[Imagawa Yoshimoto]].

==Biography==
In 1560, Imagawa Ujizane became the ''daimyō'' of his clan after the demise of his father Imagawa Yoshimoto at the orders of [[Oda Nobunaga]].<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga</ref> From the start of his tenure, he was visited by [[Italy|Italian]] [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] [[priest]] [[Paulino Massa]] and became more of a frequent visitor as time went on. At some point, Massa revealed himself as a Templar and recruited Ujizane into the order.<ref name="Ch12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 12|Chapter 12]]</ref> 

Planning together, Ujizane and Massa commissioned a group of ''[[Ninja|shinobi]]'' led by their leader [[Toza]] and the ''[[rōnin]]'' [[Kuroiwa Gonjou-rou]] to travel to [[Iga]] and spy on [[Momochi Sandayu]] and his ''shinobi'' to discover the whereabouts of the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan|Imperial Regalia]].<ref name="Ch9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 9|Chapter 9]]</ref>

In 1561, Ujizane ordered the secret capture of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Matsudaira Takechiyo]]'s wife [[Lady Tsukiyama|Sena]] and his children [[Matsudaira Nobuyasu|Nobuyasu]] and [[Kamehime]] to leverage control over Takechiyo.<ref name="Ch12"/> After some time, he and Massa received notice that Toza and his ''shinobi'' subordinates died on their mission while Gonjou-rou lost his right arm but gave them information about closing on the whereabouts on the Regalia. With this, Massa told Ujizane that he will take charge of dealing with both Takechiyo and his newfound allies, the [[Oda clan]].<ref name="Ch9"/>

Within a year, Ujizane was at his mansion while he spotted [[Hattori Hanzō]] standing in front of a cage with a dead woman inside. Chastising the ''shinobi'', he insulted his plans but was soon knocked down by his own guard [[Kageyasu Amano]], who came back to aid Hanzō's efforts. While Hanzō and Amano moved to find Sena and the children, Ujizane regained consciousness and rebuffed the traitor for betraying him. While Ujizane stood, Amano and Hanzō left to find [[Watanabe Moritsuna]] before continuing their search for Takechiyo's family.<ref name="Ch23">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 23|Chapter 23]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]''

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