A strong will to survive, Araki Murashige

Araki Murashige (1535-1586) was daimyo and a warlord at the Sengoku period.
At first he had served to daimyo Ikeda Katsumasa of Settsu (area consists of current eastern part of Hyogo and current northern part of Osaka) province.
He gained power under Ikeda family.
Then he left Ikeda family and served to Oda Nobunaga, the powerful daimyo from Owari (western part of current Aichi) province.
Murashige achieved military exploits under Oda family.
Oda Nobunaga gave Settsu province to Murashige in a reward for his achievements.
In other words, Murashige successfully got a larger area than his former lord Ikeda family had.

As a warlord Murashige had got credibility from Oda Nobunaga.
However in 1578, he suddenly raised a rebellion against his lord Nobunaga.
The reason he did it is not confirmed still.
He stayed inside of his Arioka (Itami) castle and fought against Oda family.
Murashige endured the battle in almost one year but finally escaped alone from his castle to Amagasaki castle, where his son managed.
He had left his family and the family of his vassals inside the Arioka castle.
Oda Nobunaga captured them and called on Murashige to surrender.
However Murashige didn't accept.
Oda Nobunaga executed all hostages.

Murashige moved to Hanakuma castle and fought his final battle against Oda family there, but his army was defeated again.
Finally Murashige defected to the Mori family which had fought against Oda family.

Murashige lost his wife, family, domain and good reputation.
Even though that, he and some of his sons survived.
After Oda Nobunaga died, Murashige become a master of tea ceremony and lived in Sakai.
Again, he survived the latter half of his life under the reign of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the successor of Oda Nobunaga.