was a samurai who served as a senior retainer of the à Âuchi clan in the Sengoku period in Japan. He was the second son of Sue Okifusa, a senior retainer of the à Âuchi clan. His childhood name was Goro, and he previously had the name Takafusa ().
Harukata was born to the Sue clan (derived from Sue pottery), which was related to the à Âuchi clan, and served as shugodai of Suà  Province. As a boy, he served à Âuchi Yoshitaka, a childhood friend. After genpuku, he was given the name Takafusa after à Âuchi Yoshitaka.
In 1539, after his father Okifusa died of illness, he became the head of the Sue clan. Being an able retainer, he became known as the Samurai General Without Peer in the Western Provinces (Saigoku-musà  no Samuraidaishà Â).
From 1540 to 1542, he worked as the general, replacing à Âuchi Yoshitaka, in the war with the Amago clan. However, when à Âuchi's troops lost heavily in 1542, Yoshitaka's interest in war faded, and he began to incline to cultural activities. Because of this, the civil official Sagara Taketà  became close to Yoshitaka, and Harukata's relationship with Yoshitaka declined.
In 1551, Harukata succeeded in the coup against à Âuchi Yoshitaka, killing Sagara Taketà  and leading Yoshitaka to commit suicide. The next year Harukata secured the control of the à Âuchi clan by making the adopted son of Yoshitaka, à Âuchi Yoshinaga (who was à Âtomo Haruhide, the half-brother of à Âtomo Sà Ârin), the head of the clan. At this time he changed his name from Takafusa to Harukata, as his master changed from Yoshitaka to Haruhide. Subsequently, he conducted a large military expansion, but this led to discontent among the retainers of the à Âuchi clan.
In 1554 Yoshimi Masayori of Iwami Province, Yoshitaka's brother-in-law, and MÃ Âri Motonari of Aki Province rebelled against Harukata.
In the Battle of Oshikibata, Sue Harukata's retainer Takagawa, was defeated by Mori Motonari.
In 1555 Harukata lost the Battle of Itsukushima to Mà Âri Motonari, and committed suicide after the battle. After the loss, his son Nagafusa was attacked by the Mà Âri clan and committed seppuku in Wakayama castle and the à Âuchi clan declined considerably. Two years later, Mà Âri Motonari annihilated the clan.