Satomi Yoshitaka

– 1574) was a Japanese samurai and head of the Satomi clan.

[1] He fought against the Later Hōjō clan under Ashikaga Yoshiaki in the Battle of Kōnodai.

[2][3] Following the death of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Yoshitaka expanded his territory and ruled most of the Kazusa Province.

[2] In 1554, his Kururi castle was surrounded by 20,000 soldiers of the Later Hōjō clan but Yoshitaka and his son Satomi Yoshihiro defeated them.

[4][5] He retired in 1562 and relinquished the clan's head position to Yoshihiro.

Kururi Castle