Satake Sadayoshi

Satake Sadayoshi (1287–1352) was the eighth head of the Satake clan of Hitachi Province and took one character of his name from Hōjō Sadatoki. In 1331 he became shugo of Hitachi and fought for the Kamakura bakufu at the siege of Mount Kasagi, but was won over by Ashikaga Takauji and joined the imperial side.

In 1335 Takauji confirmed him as shugo of Hitachi, an office that became hereditary in the clan, and he occupied Satake-tate, the later Ōta Castle. He died in 1352 and was succeeded by his son Yoshiatsu.