ujitsuna

Updated: May 18, 2025

Ujitsuna proved himself a worthy son of Soun, but much had still to be accomplished before the Kwanto was fully won. Among the eight provinces, two, Awa and Kazusa, which looked across the sea to Odawara, were under the firm sway of the Satomi family one of the "eight generals" of the Kwanto and not until 1538 could the Hojo chief find an opportunity to crush this strong sept.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era

A profoundly skilled tactician, he never met with a military reverse, and his fame attracted adherents from many provinces. His instructions to his son Ujitsuna were characteristic.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era