Wada Koremasa

Wada Koremasa (和田 惟政, 1536–1571) was samurai and senior retainer of the Ashikaga Shogunate.[1] The Wada clan were a powerful ninja family in the Kōka ikki in Kōka District until Koremasa was granted land in Settsu Province in 1568 as a reward for his support for Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga.

Portrait of Wada Koremasa from Utagawa Yoshiiku's Heroes of the Taiheiki
In this Japanese name, the surname is Wada.

Nobunaga held him in high regard.[1] Koremasa was appointed as the lord of Takatsuki castle and given part of the Settsu province.[1] He secured an audience between Oda Nobunaga and the Jesuit Missionary Luís Fróis, and was a staunch supporter of the Catholic Church throughout his life.[2][3] Koremasa fought against Ikeda clan and died during the battle of Shiraigawara in 1571, being killed by Araki Murashige.[1][2][3]

References
  1. "朝日日本歴史人物事典「和田惟政」の解説". Kotobank. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. "戦国時代の高槻城主 和田惟政". Takatsuki City official. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. Johannes. (1959). Two Japanese Christian Heroes. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 1-306-50890-8. OCLC 874101577.



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