Takatoyo was the eldest son of [[Reizei Okitoyo|Reizei ''Shimotsuke no kami'' Okitoyo]] and a noted retainer of [[Ouchi Yoshitaka|Ôuchi Yoshitaka]]. He served Yoshitaka both as a warrior and an administrator whose duties included overseeing the silver mines of [[Aki province]]. He remained loyal to Yoshitaka when [[Sue Harukata]] rebelled in [[1551]] and assisted the former in committing suicide, after which he killed himself. He was a poet of some skill. | Takatoyo was the eldest son of [[Reizei Okitoyo|Reizei ''Shimotsuke no kami'' Okitoyo]] and a noted retainer of [[Ouchi Yoshitaka|Ôuchi Yoshitaka]]. He served Yoshitaka both as a warrior and an administrator whose duties included overseeing the silver mines of [[Aki province]]. He remained loyal to Yoshitaka when [[Sue Harukata]] rebelled in [[1551]] and assisted the former in committing suicide, after which he killed himself. He was a poet of some skill. |