Akechi Mitsutada

Akechi Mitsutada (明智 光忠, 1540 – July 4, 1582) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period who served the Akechi clan. He was a cousin of his lord, Akechi Mitsuhide.

Control over the Yakami Castle passed into Akechi's hands when the Hatano clan was obliterated in 1577. Akechi served under Mitsuhide during the Incident at Honnō-ji in 1582. He went on a mission for Mitsuhide to kill Oda Nobutada, the heir to Oda Nobunaga. He was shot during this attempt. He recuperated in a nearby temple. But he later committed suicide upon hearing of Mitsuhide's death in the Battle of Yamazaki.