Okabe Motonobu (岡部 元信, d. April 25, 1581), also known as Naganori,[1] was Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, in the service of the Imagawa clan. The second son of Okabe Chikatsuna, he became a senior retainer of the Imagawa, following in his father's footsteps.[2]
In 1560, After his lord Imagawa Yoshimoto was killed at the Battle of Okehazama, he kept fighting and even retrieved his lord's corpse.[1] Following the clan's collapse, he switched allegiance to the Takeda clan and defended Takatenjin Castle.
In 1581, He died by Honda Tadakatsu in the Siege of Takatenjin when he and his troops was attacked by Tokugawa forces.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「岡部長教」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Sengoku Biographical Dictionary
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