Chikasada was a younger brother of [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Sôrin]]. He was tasked at various points with leading Sôrin's army on campaigns in [[Buzen province|Buzen]], Chikugo, and elsewhere. In [[1570]] he was given 60,000 men to destroy the [[Ryuzoji clan|Ryûzôji]] of [[Hizen province]] but was himself killed and his army defeated at the [[Battle of Iyama|battle of Iyama]] in September of that year. | Chikasada was a younger brother of [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Sôrin]]. He was tasked at various points with leading Sôrin's army on campaigns in [[Buzen province|Buzen]], Chikugo, and elsewhere. In [[1570]] he was given 60,000 men to destroy the [[Ryuzoji clan|Ryûzôji]] of [[Hizen province]] but was himself killed and his army defeated at the [[Battle of Iyama|battle of Iyama]] in September of that year. |