Sue Harukata

Sue Harukata (陶 晴賢, 1521 – October 16, 1555) was a samurai who served as a senior retainer of the Ōuchi clan in the Sengoku period in Japan.

[1] However, when Ōuchi's troops lost heavily in 1542, Yoshitaka's interest in war faded, and he began to incline to cultural activities.

[1] The next year Harukata secured the control of the Ōuchi clan by making the adopted son of Yoshitaka, Ōuchi Yoshinaga (who was Ōtomo Haruhide, the half-brother of Ōtomo Sōrin), the head of the clan.

Subsequently, he conducted a large military expansion, but this led to discontent among the retainers of the Ōuchi clan.

In the Battle of Oshikibata, Sue Harukata's retainer Takagawa, was defeated by Mori Motonari.

Sue Harukata's grave in the grounds of Tōun-ji, Hatsukaichi , Japan