MILITARY PERSONNEL

Ōtani Yoshitsugu

1559 - 1600

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Ōtani Yoshitsugu (大谷 吉継; 1558 or 1565 – October 21, 1600) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period through the Azuchi-Momoyama Period. He was also known by his court title Junior Assistant Minister of Justice or Gyōbu-shōyū (刑部少輔). He was born in 1558 to a father who was said to be a retainer of either Ōtomo Sōrin or Rokkaku Yoshikata. He became one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's followers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ōtani Yoshitsugu is the 893rd most popular military personnel (down from 830th in 2019), the 700th most popular biography from Japan (down from 583rd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ōtani Yoshitsugu ranks 893 out of 2,058. Before him are François Étienne de Kellermann, Quintus Titurius Sabinus, Ernst Barkmann, Henri Winkelman, Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr, and Hermann Ehrhardt. After him are Gunichi Mikawa, Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy, John Moore, Hermann von François, and Mad Mike Hoare.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1559, Ōtani Yoshitsugu ranks 7. Before him are Nurhaci, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Ishida Mitsunari, Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Catherine de Bourbon, and Lawrence of Brindisi. After him are Cigoli, Isaac Casaubon, Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and George Chapman. Among people deceased in 1600, Ōtani Yoshitsugu ranks 12. Before him are Hosokawa Gracia, José de Acosta, Luis de Molina, Enrique of Malacca, Gaspar de Lemos, and Margrave Andrew of Burgau. After him are Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Jerzy Radziwiłł, Edward Fortunatus, Lourenço Marques, Joris Hoefnagel, and Balthasar Russow.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ōtani Yoshitsugu ranks 700 out of 6,245. Before him are Hiroji Imamura (1949), Shibusawa Eiichi (1840), Matsukata Masayoshi (1835), Shigeko Higashikuni (1925), Emperor Sanjō (976), and Yoshida Kenkō (1283). After him are Gunichi Mikawa (1888), Hōjō Sōun (1432), Toru Iwatani (1955), Kōzō Okamoto (1947), Nitobe Inazō (1862), and Toyohiro Akiyama (1942).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Ōtani Yoshitsugu ranks 55. Before him are Takeo Takagi (1892), Soemu Toyoda (1885), Hiroshi Ōshima (1886), Shūmei Ōkawa (1886), Minamoto no Yorimasa (1106), and Minamoto no Yoshitomo (1123). After him are Gunichi Mikawa (1888), Osami Nagano (1880), Hiroyoshi Nishizawa (1920), Sakanoue no Tamuramaro (758), Nakano Takeko (1847), and Wakisaka Yasuharu (1554).

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