Mashiko
The Mashiko were warrior lords of Mashiko in Shimotsuke Province and senior retainers of the Utsunomiya. In 1339 Southern Court forces captured their castles while the family fought for the Northern Court; the Mashiko later recovered them.
Mashiko Katsumune seized the family leadership in 1546 and rebuilt Takadate Castle as his base in 1576. A later conflict with the Utsunomiya ended in the defeat of Mashiko Iemune, and the family lost its power in southern Shimotsuke.
Characters
- Mashiko no Masashige
- Mashiko no Masataka
- Mashiko Masatsuna
- Mashiko no Masayori
- Mashiko no Muneshige
- Mashiko no Munetomo
- Mashiko Sadamasa
- Mashiko Sadashige
- Mashiko no Tomosada
- Mashiko no Yukimune