Saito Yoshitatsu

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Saito Yoshitatsu (1527-1561) Saito Yoshitatsu, one of the sons of Saito Dosan, who is known as the serpent Daimyo. Yoshitatsu was the feudal lord of Mino. He wanted to make sure that the Saito clan would fall into his hands, so he killed his brothers, also for the fact of Dosan likeing them more than the likes of him. Later on even killing his own father, so there after he declared himself the head of the Saito. Fighting against Oda Nobunaga in the year of 1561, putting up quite an impressive fight, until he died, merely at the age of 35.

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