Hayashi Hidesada (林秀貞? ?-1580) was a Japanese samurai and retainer of Oda clan, who lived during the Sengoku period. is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. The was a family of Japanese Daimyo who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century He was also known as Michikatsu (通勝?). His tsūshō was Shingorō (新五郎?), and his court title was Sado no Kami. Kokushi (国司 were officials in Classical Japan sent from the central government to oversee a province from around the 8th century after the enactment of
Biography
The Hayashi family, a branch of the Inaba clan, originated from the village of Oki in the Kasugai District of Owari Province. The were a Samurai kin group which rose to prominence during the Sengoku and Edo periods was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture. Michikatsu, born in the early decades of the 16th century, served the Oda clan, first under Oda Nobuhide, and then under the young Oda Nobunaga, upon Nobunaga's assignment to Nagoya Castle. The was a family of Japanese Daimyo who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century was a warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history is located in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Castle History Imagawa Ujichika built the original castle around 1525 Hidesada was the head karō; together with Hirate Masahide, he served as Nobunaga's guardian. were top-ranking Samurai officials and advisors in service to the Daimyo of feudal Japan. was a Japanese Samurai who served the Oda clan for two generations In 1546, he assisted at Nobunaga's gempuku ceremony. also called, was a historical Japanese Coming-of-age ceremony
Soon after Nobuhide's death in 1662, Hidesada became concerned about Nobunaga's erratic behavior, and secretly supported Oda Nobuyuki, Nobunaga's brother, as successor to the family headship. was a younger brother of Oda Nobunaga in the earlier years of the Sengoku period of the 16th century of Japan In 1555, Nobunaga killed Oda Nobutomo and captured Kiyosu Castle; Hidesada was made to defend Nagoya Castle. was a warlord of the Japanese province of Owari following the Sengoku period of the 16th century is a castle that acted as a base of operations for Oda Nobunaga and was built as a centennial celebration for the modern-day city of Kiyosu Nobunaga unified the Oda clan by defeating all opponents, and took control of Owari Province. was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture. However, Hidesada was still deeply dissatisfied with Nobunaga. In 1556, Hidesada together with Shibata Katsuie gathered troops to oust Nobunaga and replace him with Nobuyuki. or was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. They lost in the Battle of Inou and a temporary truce was brokered by Nobunaga, who did not want to continue a fight that might draw an invasion from neighboring daimyo. The ( were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings Hidesada and Katsuie were both pardoned and retained their positions to work for Oda clan. Two years later, Nobuyuki was tricked again by Nobunaga; this time, he was killed.
On November 1575, after Nobunaga decided to retire to have Oda Nobutada be the head of the clan, Hidesada was made to take care of Nobutada. was the eldest son of Oda Nobunaga, and a Samurai who fought in many battles during the Sengoku period. On August 1580, Nobunaga suddenly decided to vanish Hidesada from all positions for having supported Nobuyuki in the past. The reason seems to be highly trivial and it is most likely that Nobunaga decided that Hidesada had outlived his usefulness and decided to trim down the number of retainers. He probably lived in Kyoto from here but died in few years. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan.
References
- (Japanese) Buke-kaden page on the Hayashi clan of Owari (18 Sept. 2007)
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