Hashiba Hidekatsu (羽柴 秀勝, 1567 – January 29, 1586)[1] was a Japanese samurai, and the fourth son of the famed feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga and was adopted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at a young age.

Hashiba Hidekatsu
Native name
羽柴 秀勝
Nickname(s)Otsugimaru
Born1567 (1567)
Owari Province
DiedJanuary 29, 1586(1586-01-29) (aged 18–19)
Kameyama Castle, Tanba Province
Allegiance Oda clan
Toyotomi clan
Commands heldKameyama Castle (Kyoto)
Battles/warsSiege of Kojima (1582)
Siege of Takamatsu (1582)
Battle of Yamazaki (1582)
Battle of Shizugatake (1583)
Battle of Komaki and Nagakute (1584)
RelationsOda Nobunaga (father)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (adopted father)

At the time of Nobunaga's death in 1582, Hidekatsu was at Kojima in Bizen Province. During the funeral, he held his birth father's mortuary tablet (ihai). Afterwards, Hidekatsu received Kameyama Castle in Tanba Province (modern day Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture).

Shortly after Nobunaga's death, Hidekatsu assisted Hideyoshi during the Battle of Yamazaki, Hidekatsu and his biological older brother, Oda Nobutaka, were used as a banner of a battle of revenge, and defeated Akechi Mitsuhide.

He also served Hideyoshi during the Battle of Shizugatake and Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584. Hidekatsu suddenly died in 1586, with many people believing that Hidekatsu was killed on the orders of Hideyoshi.

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Notes edit

  1. ^ Hall, John Whitney et al. (1991). The Cambridge History of Japan, volume 4, p. 115

References edit

  • Hall, John Whitney, McClain, James L. and Jansen, Marius B. (1991). The Cambridge History of Japan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.ISBN 0521223555.