Hashiba Hidekatsu

Hashiba Hidekatsu (羽柴 秀勝, 1568 – January 29, 1586)^[1] was a Japanese samurai who was the fourth son of the famed feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga and was adopted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at a young age.

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 Tamba Province (modern day Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture).

Shortly after Nobunaga's death, Hidekatsu assisted Hideyoshi during the Battle of Yamasaki, leading up to the defeat of Akechi Mitsuhide. Later, he also served Hideyoshi during the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute. Hidekatsu suddenly died in 1586, with many people believing that Hidekatsu was killed on the orders of Hideyoshi.

Family

• Father: Oda Nobunaga (1536–1582)
• Adopted Father: Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536–1598)
• Brothers:
  • Oda Nobutada (1557–1582)
  • Oda Nobukatsu (1558–1630)
  • Oda Nobutaka (1558–1583)
  • Oda Katsunaga (1568–1582)
  • Oda Nobuhide (1571–1597)
  • Oda Nobutaka (1576–1602)
  • Oda Nobuyoshi (1573–1615)
  • Oda Nobusada (1574–1624)
  • Oda Nobuyoshi (died 1609)
  • Oda Nagatsugu (died 1600)
  • Oda Nobumasa (1554–1647)
• Sisters:
  • Tokuhime (1559–1636)
  • Fuyuhime (1561–1641)
  • Hideko (died 1632)
  • Eihime (1574–1623)
  • Hōonin
  • Sannomarudono (died 1603)
  • Tsuruhime

Notes

References

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