Ogawa Suketada | |
|---|---|
| 小川 祐忠 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1549 (1549) |
| Died | 1601 (aged 51–52) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Azai clan Oda clan Akechi clan Shibata clan Toyotomi clan |
| Battles/wars | Tanba Campaign (1578) Battle of Yamasaki (1582) Battle of Shizugatake (1583) Invasion of Shikoku (1585) Battle of Sekigahara (1600) |
Ogawa Suketada (小川 祐忠; 1549–1601) was adaimyō (warlord) in feudalJapan during theAzuchi–Momoyama andEdo periods.[1] Initially Suketada servedAkechi Mitsuhide.
In 1582, He participated and served Mitsuhide at theBattle of Yamasaki.
After Mitsuhide defeat, he servedShibata Katsutoyo atBattle of Shizugatake (1583).
After Katsutoyo died, Suketada servedToyotomi Hideyoshi inInvasion of Shikoku (1585). He was given 70,000koku at Imabari,Iyo Province and became a daimyo.
In 1600, at theBattle of Sekigahara, initially he was part of "Western Army" ofIshida Mitsunari. During the battle he betrayed Mitsunari and switched sides to joinTokugawa Ieyasu's "Eastern Army" along withKobayakawa Hideaki,Wakisaka Yasuharu,Kutsuki Mototsuna andAkaza Naoyasu. Ieyasu won the battle and became thede facto ruler of Japan. Ieyasu seized Suketada's domain after the battle.
