Imagawa Ujiteru

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Imagawa Ujiteru (今川氏輝, Imagawa Ujiteru^? 1513–April 7, 1536) was a succeeding head to the clan of Imagawa throughout the latter Sengoku Period of Feudal Japan. As Ujiteru was respectively the eldest son of the reputed Imagawa Ujichika, Ujiteru was fervently trained by his father in the art of martial prowess, while the majority of his other brothers were designated to becoming monks, causing Ujiteru to become further encouraged to support the will of his father under any circumstance. With Ujichika's unfortunate and rather sudden passing in 1526, Ujiteru initially succeeded his father as the new rightful heir over the Imagawa, where he was forced to nonetheless rely on the power and might of the Imagawa and clans of mutual subordination or alliance that would back his aspirations. Unfortunately however, Ujiteru would never bare any children that could be used to directly succeed his name; and as he ultimately died of some form of illness in March of 1536, his younger brother, Yoshimoto, ensured that the Imagawa would be redeemed and that his brother's passing would not be tarnished with shame, thus wielding the military might of the clan, determined to eventually seize the capital and create a name that represented prestige.