Bessho Nagaharu

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Wrapped head of Nagaharu presented to Nobunaga

Bessho Nagaharu (別所長治, 1558 – 1580) was a Japanese daimyō of the Bessho clan who controlled Harima Province during the late 16th century.^[1]

Biography

Originally an ally of Oda Nobunaga, Nagaharu betrayed him^[2] in 1578 and allied with Hatano Hideharu when Nobunaga had called for his retainers and allies to help attack the Mōri clan. Nagaharu had made the choice after hearing that Hashiba Hideyoshi, who was from a lower ranking background, was leading the troops.^[3] Additional resentment in Harima provided boost to Nagaharu who then took a stand in Miki Castle.^[4]

In spring, Nobunaga sent Hideyoshi to attack Miki Castle, with the general beginning a siege to take over the surrounding forts and cut off supply routes to the castle. Despite a new supply route briefly opening in winter before being cut off, the food supplies in Miki was completely depleted by the early 1580s. As a result, Bessho, along with his wife and younger brother, surrendered and commited seppuku on the condition that the castle soldiers be spared,^[4] a deal which Hideyoshi agreed. After his death, Nagaharu's head was cut off and was taken by Hideyoshi back to Azuchi Castle, who presented it to Nobunaga in the autumn of 1581.^[2]

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Shadows (head only)

References

↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Lords of Azuchi
↑ Bessho Nagaharu on Wikipedia
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Database: The Siege of Miki Castle

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Shinbakufu	Akechi Kagemitsu • Akechi Mitsuhide • Ashikaga Yoshiaki • Bessho Harumasa • Hara Joken • Ido Yoshihiro • Ise Sadaoki • Oichi • Takeda Motoaki • Ukita Naoie • Wada Koretake • Yaita Wakasa

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Mythic Beings	Ao Andon • Oni

Others	Animus EGO user • The Eagle • Ego • The Guide \| Akechi Mitsuyoshi • Aoi • Aoki Ujimasa • Asajiro • Bessho Nagaharu • Luís Fróis • Fujita Juro • Furuta Tanji • Fuyu • Gamo Yoshimitsu • Gennojo • Genpaku • Hatakeyama Yoshimasa • Hori Hidemasa • Hosokawa Fujitaka • Imai Sōkun • Imai Sōkyū • Ise Sadatame • Ishikawa Goemon • Kanō Eitoku • Kamiizumi Nobutsuna • Kennyo • Konishi Yukinaga • Konatsu • Kumabe Ujiie • Kuroda Yoshitaka • Kyonyo • Mamushi • Matsu • Mayu • Meiran • Mitsumune • Mori Ranmaru • Murakami Norimasa • Nakamura Tadashige • Nene • Niwa Nagahide • Norimune • Oda Nobukatsu • Oda Nobunaga • Ōta Gyūichi • Otama • Rin • Samemaru • Satoko • Shibata Katsuie • Shindo Hiroshii • Shin'nyo • Shōtei • Sorin • Suzu • Tetsuo • Tokubei • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Tatsugoro • Tominaga • Tomita Nobutaka • Toyotomi Hideyoshi • Ukita Hideie • Ujimasa • Yakichi • Yamamoto Masakatsu

Factions

Assassins (Kakushiba ikki) • Templars (Abstergo Industries (Sentinels) | Japanese Rite (Sanzoku Ippa) • Portuguese Rite • Roman Rite) • Shinbakufu • Japanese clans (Akiyama • Akechi • Bessho • Fukui • Niwa • Oda • Rokkaku • Sengoku • Takahashi • Takeda • Tokugawa • Toyotomi • Tsutsui • Ukita) • Japanese confederations (Iga ikki • Ikkō-ikki • Koga ikki) • Japanese subcultures (Ashigaru • Kabukimono • Rōnin • Samurai • Shinobi • Sōhei • Yamabushi) • Minor factions (The Butterfly Collectors • Godai Shinobi • Iron Hand Guild • Kurai Eikyou • Pirate Alliance • Seta River Killers • Winter Raiders) • Jesuits • Portuguese Empire

Locations

Japan (Awaji (Sumoto • Yura) • Harima (Aga • Himeji • Miki • Takasago) • Iga (Hijiyama • Ichinomiya (Aekuni Shrine Town) • Mibuno Vale) • Kii (Mount Kōya • Negoro-ji • Saika • Shingū) • Ōmi (Azuchi (Azuchi Castle) • Hachiman • Lake Biwa (Chikubushima) • Nagahama • Ōmizo • Ōtsu • Sakamoto • Shiotsu) • Izumi Settsu (Amagasaki • Katano • Osaka • Sakai • Takatsuki • Tomiko's Homestead) • Tamba (Fukuchiyama • Kameyama • Miyazu • Tada • Takeda • Yakami) • Wakasa (Obama • Tsuruga) • Yamashiro (Kyoto (Honnō-ji) • Shōryūji • Ujitawara • Yamazaki) • Yamato (Asuka • Katsuragi • Kōriyama • Nara Heartland (Tōdai-ji) • Takatori • Uda Matsuyama • Yoshino))

Events

Sengoku period (Tenshō Iga War • Assault on Amagasaki Castle • Honnō-ji incident • Assault on Miki Castle • Battle of Yamazaki • Assault on Iwaya Castle)

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Weapons and tools

Blunt weapons (Kanabō) • Bow • Firearms (Teppō) • Grappling hook • Hidden Blade • Kusarigama • Polearms (Naginata • Yari) • Shinobi Tools (Kunai • Bells • Makibishi • Nightingale floor • Shuriken • Smoke bombs • Tezutsu) • Short blades (Tantō) • Staff (Bō) • Swords (Katana)

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