Toki Shigeyori

Toki Shigeyori (土岐 成頼, 1442 – May 5, 1497) was a leading military commander during the Muromachi period in Mino Province (modern-day Gifu Prefecture), Japan.

At the time, Shigeyori was a member of the related Isshiki clan, but was adopted by Mochimasu and succeeded him in 1467.

He commanded a group of 8,000 men and fought with the forces stationed in Kyoto; his actions protected the life of Saitō Myōchin, the current shugodai of Mino Province.

Afterwards, the Tomishima (富島氏 Tomishima-shi) and Nagae (長江氏 Nagae-shi) clans sided with the eastern armies and a civil war broke out within Mino Province, but Myōchin was able to defeat them.

Through this, Myōchin was able to extend his power to Owari, Ise, Ōmi and Hida provinces and Shigeyori was able to exert more influence over the western armies.