Azai Sukemasa

Azai Sukemasa (浅井 亮政, 1491 – January 21, 1542) was the Sengoku era head of the Azai clan.^[1] Sukemasa was a retainer of the Kyōgoku clan but when the Kyōgoku clan declined for conflicts over the succession, the Azai clan came to power with Sukemasa as its daimyō.^[1]

Azai Sukemasa
Daimyo
Native name	浅井 亮政
Born	1491
Died	January 21, 1542
Family	Kyōgoku Azai

In this Japanese name, the surname is Azai.

After Sukemasa died, his son Azai Hisamasa became the head of the clan in 1542, but unlike his father, he was never a strong leader. Losing domains against Rokkaku clan, he instead became a Rokkaku retainer.