Yoshihi Sagara

Yoshihi Sagara is the eighteenth leader of the Sagara clan. His original name was Yorifusa (頼房), but Yoshiteru Ashikaga later gave him the new name of Yoshihi.

Role in Games

In Samurai Warriors, he appeared in Empires series. He has Indō Yoriyasu, Fukami Nagatomo and Aso Koremasa, Marume Nagayoshi, Okamoto Yoriuji and Akaike Nagatō as his vassals. If the player choose to play him, the player should upgrade the city and prevent from Shimazu and Ryūzōji.

In Nobunaga no Yabou, he appeared in every series but not appeared in Sengoku Gunyuuden. In originally, his status has not good but his status making be fairly good in Taishi.

Voice Actors

Itaru Yamamoto - Nobunaga no Yabou Shutsujin (Japanese)

Quotes

"I am the toughest obstacle you will ever face...Show me what you have!"
"This indignity will not go unavenged!"

Historical Information

Sagara Yoshihi was born to Sagara Haruhiro and was grandson of Sagara Yoshishige. He was born the same day as his step-brother, but as Yoshihi was from Haruhiro's wife instead of concubine, he held a higher social standing. Haruhiro's senior retainers suggested that their lord settle the succession question early by naming Toshihi his heir. Haruhiro agreed, which proved a wise decision, as Haruhiro died in 1555, leaving his twelve year old son to inherit the clan. Fortunately for Yoshihi, his maternal grandfather, Uemura Yorioki helped him run the clan from the background. Following his grandfather's direction, Yoshihi sought peaceful negotiations with their long time enemy, the Aso clan.

In the following year, Yoshihi came of age and began to pursue his family's dream of uniting Ōguchi in Satsuma under his control. He assigned Hishikari Shigeto the task of either conquering or allying with Nishihara clan (西原氏) while Yoshihi fought the Sumoto clan (栖本氏). In 1557, Uemura Yoritaka led a rebellion against Yoshihi, but could only rally his younger brother, Uemura Yorikata and Inadome Nagakura to his side. Yoshihi quickly squashed their rebellion, only allowing Yoritaka to return peacefully after they were defeated. Another rebellion took place in 1559, where Yoshihi gained a famous victory over Higashi Naomasa and Marume Yoriyoshi at Usonobaru.

In 1562, Yoshihi made an agreement with Shimazu Takahisa and Hongō Tokihisa to help restore the land of the Kitahara clan (北原氏) to Kitahara Kanechika. Fighting on this campaign, his soldiers managed to take Mangata castle and Īno castle. However, in 1563 Kitahara Kanechika's uncle wanted to oust the influence of the Shimazu clan, which was on the rise. They cooperated with the Itō clan in their fight against Shimazu at Daimyōjin castle. This battle caused serious deterioration of the relationship between Shimazu and Sagara.

In revenge, the Shimazu invaded the Sagara lands, and Yoshihi had to fight them off at Hazugao Castle. His victory was followed up with another political gain when Ashikaga Yoshiteru granted him use of part of his name and elevated him to rank of journal fourth rank, lower class, a whole rank higher then his father or grandfather held. This rank incensed both the Ōtomo and Shimazu further, as it put his court rank too close to theirs. Yoshihi was one of the very few warlords to continue sending the Shōgunate money, the money they used to keep afloat until entering Oda Nobunaga's protection.

In 1565, he retrieved Toyofuku Castle from Nawa Yukinao. And there, he met Kai Sōun, the Aso clan's commander.

Yoshihi experienced a major setback in 1567, however, when the Shimazu invaded once more. While Yoshihi managed to fight off the initial forces, by 1568 Shimazu Iehisa had managed to capture Ōguchi Castle from Yoshihi. This set Yoshihi back tremendously, which he couldn't make back up at the battle of Kizakibara as his Itō allies were crushed prematurely, causing him to temporarily cease fighting with Shimazu with the royal court as a mediator in around 1575. However, he doesn't like Shimazu Yoshihisa in the originally, causing the armistice to end quickly and both Sagara and Shimazu fought again in 1577. In 1579, the Shimazu were now at Yoshihi's front door, and he had no choice but to surrender and give his sons as hostages.

Now under the Shimazu, Yoshihi was ordered to attack northern Higo province. Yoshihi saw some gains in his first two assault, but was soon caught in a pincer attack by the Aso clan during a mist filled morning. During the melee, Yoshihi was cut down. When his head was retrieved, Kai Sōun mourned his death, having been long time allies before Yoshihi had been forced to submit to the Shimazu.

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Samurai Warriors
Games
Main Titles	Samurai Warriors • Samurai Warriors 2 • Samurai Warriors 3 • Samurai Warriors 4 • Samurai Warriors 5
Expansions	4-II • Empires (2) • Empires (3) • Empires (4) • Special • Spirit of Sanada • Xtreme Legends (1) • Xtreme Legends (2) • Xtreme Legends (3)
Spin-Offs	100man-nin • Chronicles • Chronicles 2nd • Chronicles 3 • Derby • Katana • Pachislot • Shoot • State of War
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Samurai Warriors	Goemon Ishikawa • Hanzō Hattori • Hideyoshi Toyotomi • Ina • Keiji Maeda • Kenshin Uesugi • Kunoichi • Magoichi Saika • Masamune Date • Mitsuhide Akechi • Nō • Nobunaga Oda • Oichi • Okuni • Ranmaru Mori • Shingen Takeda • Tadakatsu Honda • Yoshimoto Imagawa • Yukimura Sanada
Samurai Warriors 2	Ginchiyo Tachibana • Gracia • Ieyasu Tokugawa • Kanetsugu Naoe • Katsuie Shibata • Kojirō Sasaki • Kotarō Fūma • Mitsunari Ishida • Motochika Chōsokabe • Musashi Miyamoto • Nagamasa Azai • Nene • Sakon Shima • Toshiie Maeda • Yoshihiro Shimazu
Samurai Warriors 3	Aya • Hanbei Takenaka • Kai • Kanbei Kuroda • Kiyomasa Katō • Masanori Fukushima • Motonari Mōri • Munenori Yagyū • Muneshige Tachibana • Naotora Ii • Takatora Tōdō • Ujiyasu Hōjō
Samurai Warriors 4	Chacha • Hidetada Tokugawa • Hisahide Matsunaga • Kagekatsu Uesugi • Katsuyori Takeda • Kojūrō Katakura • Koshōshō • Lady Hayakawa • Masayuki Sanada • Naomasa Ii • Nobuyuki Sanada • Sasuke • Takakage Kobayakawa • Toyohisa Shimazu • Yoshitsugu Ōtani
Samurai Warriors 5	Dōsan Saitō • Fujihide Mitsubuchi • Kazuuji Nakamura • Mitsuki • Motoharu Kikkawa • Motonobu Okabe • Nobuyuki Oda • Sandayū Momochi • Sena • Shikanosuke Yamanaka • Terumoto Mōri • Toshimitsu Saitō • Yasuke • Yoshiaki Ashikaga • Yoshikage Asakura • Yoshitatsu Saitō
Other Characters	Non-Playable Characters • Bodyguards • Edit Characters • Katana Protagonist • Chronicles Protagonist • Takamaru
Factions
Prominent Clans	Akechi • Azai • Chōsokabe • Date • Hōjō • Imagawa • Kuroda • Mōri • Oda • Saitō • Sanada • Shimazu • Tachibana • Takeda • Tokugawa • Toyotomi • Uesugi
Alliances	Eastern Army • Honganji Rioters • Saika Renegades • Western Army •

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