Shō Sukeuji

Shō Sukeuji, known as Shichirō, was a warrior of Oda District in Bitchū Province at the end of the Kamakura period. His father Shō Sukefusa died fighting for the Hōjō in 1333 during the Genkō War, and Sukeuji succeeded him as second lord of Takayama Castle, also called Kōyama Castle.

He then took service with Emperor Go-Daigo on the Southern Court side in the Nanboku-chō wars, and adopted his younger brother Sukemasa, who became lord of Sarukake Castle.