Azai Sukemasa, Japanese daimyo (b. 1491)
Azai Sukemasa (浅井 亮政, 1491 – January 21, 1542) was the head of the Azai clan. Sukemasa was a retainer of the Kyōgoku clan but when Kyōgoku clan declined for the conflicts over the succession, Azai clan became powdaimy daimyō.
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