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was a Japanese daimyo who lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods.

Biography

He was the son of daimyo Andō Chikasue, a powerful figure in Dewa Province.

Sanesue pledged loyalty to Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1590 during the Siege of Odawara, and served under him in various campaigns such as the Korean campaign.

At the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, he sided with the eastern army.