Shō Sukemasa

Shō Sukemasa, known as Saemon, was a warrior of Oda District in Bitchū Province from the end of the Kamakura period. A son of Shō Sukefusa, he was adopted by his elder brother Sukeuji and entered the main line as lord of Sarukake Castle.

Genealogies record that he served the Southern Court under Kitabatake Akiyoshi and repeatedly fought Kō no Moronao, steward of Ashikaga Takauji, earning a letter of commendation in 1353. His son Shō Sukeaki succeeded him.