- Hirate Hirohide
nihongo|Hirate Hirohide|平手汎秀| (1553-1572) was a Japanese samurai of the
Sengoku period , and an officer under theOda clan .During the
battle of Mikatagahara , Hirohide was to provide reinforcement toTokugawa Ieyasu whenTakeda Shingen attacked him. When his allies were greatly struggling during the attack by the Takeda, he alone put up a valiant fight even until he was killed.
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