Ota Suketaka
Ota Suketaka a retainer of the japanese clan of
Uesugi during the
Sengoku Period of the 16th century. Suketaka was the grandson of
Ota Dokan, supposedly serving under
Hojo Ujitsuna as the guardian of
Iwabachi castle. Following the year of
1524 however, Ota Suketaka was defeated by Ujitsuna during the Battle of Takanawahara (in which was also known as the
Siege of Edo. After Ujitsuna defeated Suketaka,
Hojo power was expanded to the
Kanto region. It is thought that Suketaka supposedly served under Ujitsuna after his defeat.
The Samurai Sourcebook
