was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period. He was the head of the Inaba Yamana clan and Shugo of the Inaba.

In 1574, Toyokuni allied with Amago Katsuhisa for attempt an invasion to captured Tajima and Inaba provinces.

Yamana Toyokuni

In 1581, his Tottori Castle was besieged by the Oda Nobunaga's army led Hashiba Hideyoshi. After three months of the Siege, Toyokuni surrendered. Thereafter, he became a masterless samurai for a while.

Yamana Toyokuni

In 1600, at the Battle of Sekigahara, he joined the Western army and after the battle he was given small territory in the Tajima Province by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Yamana Toyokuni

Further reading

Ranse wo Kanndotta Otoko 『乱世を看取った男 山名豊国』,吉川永青 (角川春樹事務所, 2021)

References

Samurai

Daimyo

1548 births

1626 deaths

People from Hyōgo Prefecture