He was known as a skilled commander in battle. On 1578, Ōtomo Yoshishige attacked the Shimazu clan and Arinobu gathered 500 troops to hold ground at Takajo Castle. In the Battle of Mimigawa that followed, the Shimazu army defeated the Otomo who retreated under heavy losses.[1] The Otomo losses included commanders like Kamachi Akimori, from which it never recovered.
In 1587, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched the invasion of Kyūshū at Shimazu clan territory, Arinobu again gathered a handful of troops to take a defensive stand after the main body of the army led by Shimazu Yoshihisa had lost. Refusing to surrender to Toyotomi's troops, Arinobu surrendered only after Yoshihisa ordered him to surrender and offered Toyotomi his son Yamada Arinaga as hostage.
Yamada died in 1609 and it is said that Yoshihisa prayed in front of his coffin, thanking him for his long service.
Referencesedit
^Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. pp. 272–275. ISBN1854095234.
January 01, 1970
yamada, arinobu, 山田, 有信, 1544, june, 1609, retainer, shimazu, clan, during, period, served, under, shimazu, yoshihisa, 1568, became, karō, services, born1544diedjune, 1609allegianceshimazu, clanrankkarōcommands, heldtakajo, castlebattles, warssiege, takabaru, . Yamada Arinobu 山田 有信 1544 June 15 1609 was a retainer of the Shimazu clan during the Edo period He served under Shimazu Yoshihisa On 1568 he became a Karō for his services Yamada ArinobuBorn1544DiedJune 15 1609AllegianceShimazu clanRankKarōCommands heldTakajo castleBattles warsSiege of Takabaru 1576 Battle of Mimigawa 1578 Siege of Horikiri 1585 Siege of Iwaya Castle 1585 Siege of Tachibana 1586 Kyushu campaign 1587 In this Japanese name the surname is Yamada He was known as a skilled commander in battle On 1578 Ōtomo Yoshishige attacked the Shimazu clan and Arinobu gathered 500 troops to hold ground at Takajo Castle In the Battle of Mimigawa that followed the Shimazu army defeated the Otomo who retreated under heavy losses 1 The Otomo losses included commanders like Kamachi Akimori from which it never recovered In 1585 he fought in the attack of Horikiri castle at Chikugo Province and later in the Siege of Iwaya Castle resulted after the Shimazu invasion of Chikuzen Province In 1587 when Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched the invasion of Kyushu at Shimazu clan territory Arinobu again gathered a handful of troops to take a defensive stand after the main body of the army led by Shimazu Yoshihisa had lost Refusing to surrender to Toyotomi s troops Arinobu surrendered only after Yoshihisa ordered him to surrender and offered Toyotomi his son Yamada Arinaga as hostage Yamada died in 1609 and it is said that Yoshihisa prayed in front of his coffin thanking him for his long service References edit Turnbull Stephen 2000 The Samurai Sourcebook London Cassell amp C0 pp 272 275 ISBN 1854095234 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yamada Arinobu amp oldid 1188297859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
