Kawajiri Hidetaka (河尻秀隆? 1527 - July 7, 1582) was a senior retainer of the Oda clan throughout the late Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death 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 The written history of Japan begins with brief references in the 1st century AD Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts At first being a retainer under Oda Nobuhide, Hidetaka mutually supported the former within the many earlier conflicts faced against the influential power of Imagawa clan -- generally the Battle of Azukizaka, in which Hidetaka was regarded as being of veteran class, by means of his ability with the sword. was a warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from Emperor Seiwa (850-880 In the first Oda Nobuhide defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto, setting the stage for his son Oda Nobunaga, to become one of Japan's greatest warlords Following these initial conflicts, Hidetaka supported Ikeda Nobuteru in his assault upon the rebellious Oda Nobuyuki's Suemori Castle in 1557, following by valiantly fighting during the Battle of Okehazama in 1560, moderately earning a name for himself among the retainer class. also known as Ikeda Nobuteru (池田 信輝 was a Daimyo and military commander during the Sengoku period and Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century was a younger brother of Oda Nobunaga in the earlier years of the Sengoku period of the 16th century of Japan The took place in June 1560. In this battle Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running warlords in the Now presently serving under the new ruler of Oda--Nobunaga--Hidetaka supported the former's eldest son, Oda Nobuo, within the besiegment of Iwamura Castle in 1575, which represented the Takeda clan's growing expansion into Mino Province. ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history was a Japanese Samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period He was the second son of Oda Nobunaga. The was a famous clan of Daimyō (feudal lords in Japan's late Heian Period to Sengoku period. one of the Old provinces of Japan, was composed of nearly the entire southern part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture. As the Takeda were entirely destroyed by the year of 1582, Hidetaka was awarded by Nobunaga Fuchu Castle and complete governorship over Kai Province, the original homeland that acted as the Takeda's head domain. In addition to receiving a portion of land from Shinano Province, Hidetaka's position was justifiably established with a level of power; but as Nobunaga unfortunately lost his life in 1582 by means of the treacherous Akechi Mitsuhide, the citizens and former Takeda samurai initially used this opportunity to revolt against Hidetaka's governorship, forcing him to the extent that he had little choice but to flee from the province. is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture. nicknamed Jūbei or, was a Samurai who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. To add to such detrimental circumstances, Hidetaka was caught in the attempt and was killed by the revolters, thus causing the Oda name a high level of chaos and dismay.