Hiraga Hirosuke | |
Native Name: | 平賀 広相 |
Birth Date: | 1528 |
Death Date: | March 17, 1567 |
Birth Place: | Aki Province |
Death Place: | Aki Province |
Commands: | Kashirazaki castle |
Battles: | Battle of Miyajima |
was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period. Hiraga clan was a local samurai in Aki Province.[1]
In 1552, he took a pledge of brotherhood with Kobayakawa Takakage and Hiraga clan became an important servant of the Mōri clan.[2] [3] He played an important role in the Battle of Miyajima and contributed to the victory .[4]