Name Nagai Michitoshi | Died 1571 | |
Nagai Michitoshi (長井 道利, died September 17, 1571) was a retainer in the Japanese Saitō clan following the 16th-century Sengoku period.
The brother of Saitō Dōsan, the "Serpent Daimyo", Michitoshi was made an officer of the Saitō clan. When Saitō Yoshitatsu, a son of Dōsan, and he clashed in a fight, Michitoshi took the side of Yoshitatsu. Michitoshi later fought under Saitō Tatsuoki, the second son of Dōsan, against the Oda clan during the Mino campaign. After their castle was taken over by the Oda forces, Michitoshi accompanied Tatsuoki into exile.
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