Ogasawara Sadayoshi

Not to be confused with Ogasawara Sadayoshi (Chizuka) 小笠原貞謙, lord of Chizuka han 1843-1851.

• Born: 1546
• Died: 1595
• Sons: Ogasawara Hidemasa, Ogasawara Sadayori
• Titles: Ukon daiyu
• Distinction: Uesugi, Tokugawa, Toyotomi retainer
• Japanese: 小笠原 貞慶 (Ogasawara Sadayoshi)

Sadayoshi was a son of Ogasawara Nagatoki. Originally a retainer of Uesugi Kenshin, he left the Uesugi's service and joined Tokugawa Ieyasu. Following the Komaki Campaign (1584) he defected to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

References

• Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005