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"Akechi".  Akechi Hidemitsu (明智 秀満?, 1536? - July 4, 1582) was a
Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. A senior retainer of Oda
Nobunaga's vassal Akechi Mitsuhide, he served Mitsuhide until
the latter's death in 1582 at the hands of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Early life and family[edit]  While Hidemitsu's date of birth is
not known for certain, some say[who?] he was born either
sometime between 1535 and 1537, or as late as 1557. Hidemitsu
was the son of Tōyama Kageyuki (lord of Myōchi Castle) and
Miyake Takasada (lord of Hirose Castle in Mikawa Province). He
first succeeded to his father, taking the name Tōyama Kageharu
(common name Rokurōzaemon); then he succeeded to his mother's
birth family under the name Miyake Yaheiji, and then, marrying
one of Akechi Mitsuhide's daughters, took the name Akechi
Hidemitsu.  Service to Mitsuhide and death[edit]  Following his
marriage to Akechi Mitsuhid