extra=1580 – July 13, 1605, the son of Oda Nobutada, was a samurai who lived during the Azuchi-Momoyama period in the late-16th century. He was a convert to Catholicism.
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.
Sekigahara campaign
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 chi tenjō.[ Gifu City Walking Map. Gifu Lively City Public Corporation, 2007.] Hidenobu himself died five years after the defeat at Sekigahara.
