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Hisamasa was a son of [[Asai Sukemasa]] and succeeded his father as lord of [[Odani castle]]. According to the [[Asai Sandai-ki]], Hisamasa was a less then capable leader or at least inferior to his father. He lost land to the [[Rokkaku clan|Rokkaku]] and made peace with them in [[1558]], a move that proved both unpopular with the [[Asai clan|Asai]] retainers and short-lived. He shared command of the Asai army at the [[Battle of Norada]] ([[1560]]) with his son, Nagamasa. Nagamasa's brilliant preformance in that victory over the Rokkaku convinced the Asai retainers that he was the better man to lead the family and Hisamasa was compelled to step aside. Hisamasa continued to live in Odani castle and committed suicide when the Asai fell to the [[Oda clan|Oda]] in [[1573]]. Despite his lackluster reputation, Hisamasa does seem to have been a competent enough administrator and, among other endeavors, mediated a dispute over irrigation in his fief and strengthened the foundations of the Asai house in northern [[Omi province|Ômi]]. He had sent a daughter to marry [[Saito Yoshitatsu|Saitô Yoshitatsu]] of [[Mino province|Mino]] and this girl became the mother of [[Saito Tatsuoki|Saitô Tatsuoki]], the lord of that province from [[1561]] to [[1567]].

Hisamasa was a son of [[Asai Sukemasa]] and succeeded his father as lord of [[Odani castle]]. According to the [[Asai Sandai-ki]], Hisamasa was a less then capable leader or at least inferior to his father. He lost land to the [[Rokkaku clan|Rokkaku]] and made peace with them in [[1558]], a move that proved both unpopular with the [[Asai clan|Asai]] retainers and short-lived. He shared command of the Asai army at the [[Battle of Norada]] ([[1560]]) with his son, Nagamasa. Nagamasa's brilliant preformance in that victory over the Rokkaku convinced the Asai retainers that he was the better man to lead the family and Hisamasa was compelled to step aside. Hisamasa continued to live in Odani castle and committed suicide when the Asai fell to the [[Oda clan|Oda]] in [[1573]]. Despite his lackluster reputation, Hisamasa does seem to have been a competent enough administrator and, among other endeavors, mediated a dispute over irrigation in his fief and strengthened the foundations of the Asai house in northern [[Omi province|Ômi]]. He had sent a daughter to marry [[Saito Yoshitatsu|Saitô Yoshitatsu]] of [[Mino province|Mino]] and this girl became the mother of [[Saito Tatsuoki|Saitô Tatsuoki]], the lord of that province from [[1561]] to [[1567]].

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