Oda Hidenobu

Oda Hidenobu
織田 秀信
Oda Hidenobu
Head of Oda clan
In office 1582–1605
Preceded by	Oda Nobunaga
Succeeded by	not recorded
Personal details
Born	1580 Mino Province
Died	July 24, 1605(1605-07-24) (aged 24–25) Mino Province
Mother
Father	Oda Nobutada
Relatives	Oda Nobunaga (grandfather) Takeda Shingen (maternal grandfather)
Military service
Allegiance	Toyotomi clan Western Army
Years of service	1582–1600
Rank	Head of Oda clan
Unit	Oda clan
Battles/wars	Battle of Gifu Castle Battle of Sekigahara

Oda Hidenobu (織田 秀信, 1580 – July 24, 1605), the son of Oda Nobutada, was a samurai who lived during the Azuchi-Momoyama period in the late-16th century. His other name was Sanbōshi^[1] (三法師).

Succession dispute[]

When Oda Nobutada and Oda Nobunaga, Hidenobu's father and grandfather, respectively, were killed during the Incident at Honnō-ji in 1582, there was a dispute as to who would rule the Oda clan between Oda Nobutaka and Oda Nobukatsu, the third and second sons of Nobunaga respectively. Toyotomi Hideyoshi settled the dispute by supporting Hidenobu. Though Hidenobu was only an infant, he was declared the heir.^[2]

Battle of Sekigahara[]

Hidenobu followed in serving under Ishida Mitsunari during the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Before the battle, he had controlled Gifu Castle, an important element in Mitsunari's overall plans; however, he ended up losing the castle during the Battle of Gifu Castle against Ikeda Terumasa and Fukushima Masanori. After losing at Sekigahara, Hidenobu's vassals committed seppuku in Gifu Castle. The blood-stained floorboards eventually became the ceiling in Sōfuku-ji in Gifu. The ceiling is now called the "blood ceiling" (血天井, chi tenjō).^[3] Hidenobu himself died five years after the defeat at Sekigahara.

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