also: あしがるたいしょう
commander of a troop of foot soldiers (ashigaru)
Historical military rank in feudal Japan; a samurai who led a unit of ashigaru (foot soldiers).
During the Warring States period, the ashigaru taishō commanded the foot soldiers on the battlefield.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading あしがるだいしょう is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than あしがるだいしょう.
A compound of 足軽 “foot soldier” and 大将 “commander”; 大将 has the reading だいしょう here.