Oda Nobuhide

Oda Nobuhide
織田 信秀
Statue of Oda Nobuhide at Banshō-ji
Head of Danjō no Jō Oda clan
In office
1538–1551
Preceded byOda Nobusada
Succeeded byOda Nobunaga
Personal details
Born1510 (1510)
Owari Province, Japan
DiedApril 8, 1551(1551-04-08) (aged 40–41)
Ōsu Kannon, Nagoya
SpouseTsuchida Gozen
ChildrenSee Family
Parents
RelativesOda Nobuyasu (brother)
Oda Nobumitsu (brother)
Oda Nobutsugu (brother)
Oda Nobuzane (brother)
Lady Otsuya (sister)
Nickname(s)"Tiger of Owari" (尾張の虎)
"Bingo no Kami" (備後守)
Military service
Allegiance Oda clan
RankDaimyo
Shugodai of Mikawa Province
Bugyo of Owari Province
Unit Oda clan
CommandsShobata Castle (1527)
Nagoya Castle (1532)
Furuwatari Castle (1536)
Suemori Castle (1548)
Battles/warsSiege of Anjō castle (1540)
Battle of Azukizaka (1542)
Battle of Kanōguchi (1547)
Battle of Azukizaka (1548)

Oda Nobuhide (織田 信秀, 1510 – April 8, 1551) was a Japanese daimyō and magistrate of the Sengoku period known as "Tiger of Owari" and also the father of Oda Nobunaga, the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobuhide was a deputy shugo (Shugodai) of lower Owari Province and head of the Oda clan which controlled most of Owari.