Background
His mother was Motonari"s concubine, Nomi no Ōkata (乃美の方).
小早川秀包
His mother was Motonari"s concubine, Nomi no Ōkata (乃美の方).
After this he changed his name to Motofusa. When he became one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi"s hostages for some years and granted to use a kanji from Hideyoshi"s name, he changed his name again to Hidekane. He died young at 35 years old.
Hidekane was known of his gunnery skill, and Tachibana Muneshige"s sworn brother.
Together with him and other Toyotomi loyalists, Hidekane participated in Siege of Ōtsu Castle. This article incorporates text from OpenHistory.