Uesugi Yorishige

Uesugi Yorishige was a mid-Kamakura warrior and the second head of the Uesugi clan, heir of Uesugi Shigefusa. He deepened his house's ties with the Ashikaga: Ashikaga Yoriuji gave him the character 'yori' for his name, and his daughter Kiyoko married Ashikaga Sadauji and became the mother of Takauji and Tadayoshi.

After the Ashikaga overthrew the Kamakura shogunate in 1333, Yorishige served as their house steward. His son Shigeaki founded the Ōgigayatsu line.