Matsuda Norihide

Matsuda Norihide (松田 憲秀, ? – 1590) was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period.[1] He was one of the most important vassals of the Go-Hōjō clan and the salary he got was the highest among Go-Hōjō clan's vassals.[1]

Matsuda Norihide
Native name
松田 憲秀
DiedJuly 17, 1590
Odawara castle
AllegianceHojo clan
RankCommander
Battles/warsSiege of Fukazawa (1571)
Siege of Odawara (1590)

On the occasion of the Siege of Odawara (1590), he insisted on keeping Odawara Castle but later he secretly betrayed Go-Hōjō clan and tried to join Toyotomi Hideyoshi.[1] After the fall of the Go-Hōjō clan, he was ordered to seppuku by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.[2][1][3] On the other hand, his second son Matsuda Hideharu became a vassal of Maeda Toshiie.[4]

His cousin Matsuda Yasunaga died in the siege of Yamanaka Castle in 1590.[5]

References

  1. "朝日日本歴史人物事典「松田憲秀」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. "小田原開城と滅亡" (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. "小田原合戦" (in Japanese). Odawara City official. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「松田秀治」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. "山中城跡の出土資料" (in Japanese). Mishima city official. Retrieved 18 October 2021.


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