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(1561-1624) was a samurai
Samurai

is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial society Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character ? was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau....
 of the late Sengoku Period
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
 to early Edo Period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
. A retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, after Hideyoshi's castle....
, he fought in the battle of Shizugatake
Battle of Shizugatake

The was a battle in Sengoku period Japan between supporters of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobutaka. In May, 1583, a former general of Nobunaga's named Shibata Katsuie coordinated a number of simultaneous attacks on...
 in 1583, and soon became known as one of Seven Spears of Shizugatake
Seven Spears of Shizugatake

The were the top generals of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who sought to control Japan at the end of the 16th century. They were all members of Hideyoshi's elite mounted bodyguard at the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583....
 which also included Kato Kiyomasa
Kato Kiyomasa

was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period and Edo period.Origins and early careerKiyomasa was born in Owari Province to Kato Kiyotada....
 and others.

Fame as One of the "Seven Spears"
At the battle of Shizugatake in 1583 (Tensho 11), Masanori had the honor of taking the first head, namely that of the enemy general Ogasato Ieyoshi, receiving a 5000 koku increase in his stipend for this distinction (the other six "Spears" each received 3000 koku).

Korean Campaign
Masanori took part in many of Hideyoshi's campaigns; it was after the Kyushu Expedition, however, that he was made a daimyo.






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(1561-1624) was a samurai
Samurai

is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial society Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character ? was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau....
 of the late Sengoku Period
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
 to early Edo Period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
. A retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, after Hideyoshi's castle....
, he fought in the battle of Shizugatake
Battle of Shizugatake

The was a battle in Sengoku period Japan between supporters of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobutaka. In May, 1583, a former general of Nobunaga's named Shibata Katsuie coordinated a number of simultaneous attacks on...
 in 1583, and soon became known as one of Seven Spears of Shizugatake
Seven Spears of Shizugatake

The were the top generals of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who sought to control Japan at the end of the 16th century. They were all members of Hideyoshi's elite mounted bodyguard at the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583....
 which also included Kato Kiyomasa
Kato Kiyomasa

was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period and Edo period.Origins and early careerKiyomasa was born in Owari Province to Kato Kiyotada....
 and others.

Origins


Fukushima Masanori, or as he was first known, Ichimatsu, was born in Owari Province
Owari Province

was an old Provinces of Japan of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture, including much of modern Nagoya. Its abbreviation is Bishu ....
, the son of Fukushima Masanobu. He is believed to have been the cousin of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He first engaged in battle at the assault on Miki Castle
Siege of Miki

The siege of Miki lasted from 1578 to 1580. Toyotomi Hideyoshi took Miki Castle, located in what is now Miki, Hyogo, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, from Bessho Nagaharu, a retainer of the Mori clan....
 in Harima Province
Harima Province

or Banshu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the part of Honshu that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyogo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima Province, Tamba Province, Settsu Province, Bizen Province, and Mimasaka Province provinces....
, and following the battle of Yamazaki
Battle of Yamazaki

The was fought in 1582 in Yamazaki, Japan, located in current day Kyoto Prefecture. This battle is sometimes referred to as the Battle of Tennozan....
, he was granted a 500 koku
Koku

The is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres....
 stipend.

Fame as One of the "Seven Spears"


At the battle of Shizugatake in 1583 (Tensho 11), Masanori had the honor of taking the first head, namely that of the enemy general Ogasato Ieyoshi, receiving a 5000 koku increase in his stipend for this distinction (the other six "Spears" each received 3000 koku).

Korean Campaign


Masanori took part in many of Hideyoshi's campaigns; it was after the Kyushu Expedition, however, that he was made a daimyo. Receiving the fief of Imabari in Iyo Province
Iyo Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku. Iyo bordered on Awa province , Sanuki province, and Tosa Provinces....
, his income was rated at 110,000 koku. Soon after, he took part in the Korean Campaign. Masanori was to once again receive distinction by his taking of Ch'ongju
Battle of Ch'ungju

The Battle of Chungju or the Battle of Tangumdae was the last battle of the Chungju Campaign fought between the Koreans and Japanese during the Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea....
.

Later Years


Following his involvement in the Korean campaign, Masanori was involved with the execution of Toyotomi Hidetsugu
Toyotomi Hidetsugu

File:Toyotomi Hidetsugu.jpg was a nephew and retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi who lived during the Sengoku period of the 16th century of Japan.A practitioner of the shudo tradition, Hidetsugu had a number of wakashu....
. He led 10,000 men in 1595, surrounding Seiganji temple on Koya-san
Mount Koya

is the generic name of specific mountains in Wakayama prefecture to the south of Osaka. Also, Koya-san is a modifying word for Kongobuji . There is no one mountain officially called Koya-san in Japan....
, and waiting until Hidetsugu had committed suicide. With Hidetsugu dead, Masanori was to receive a 90,000 koku increase in stipend, as well as receiving Hidetsugu's former fief of Kiyosu, in Owari Province.

Masanori sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu

Japanese name|Tokugawa}} was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara  in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868....
 at the Battle of Sekigahara
Battle of Sekigahara

The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu. Though it would take three more years for Ieyasu to consolidate his position of power over the Toyotomi clan and the daimyo, Sekigahara is widely considered to be the unofficial beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate,...
, and thus ensured the survival of his domain. However, though he was later to lose his holdings, his descendants became hatamoto
Hatamoto

A was a samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan. While all three of the shogunates in History of Japan had official retainers, in the two preceding ones, they were referred to as gokenin. However, in the Edo period, hatamoto were the upper vassals of the Tokugawa house, and the gokenin were the lower va...
 in the service of the Tokugawa shogun.

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