Ikeda Nagamasa
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Ikeda Nagamasa was a kokujin and samurai commander in the Sengoku period
Sengoku period
The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...

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Ikeda Katsumasa
Ikeda Katsumasa
was a daimyo in Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period.His father was Ikeda Nagamasa and his young brother was Ikeda Tomomasa.In 1563, Katsumasa succeeded to a house when his father, Nagamasa died.These days Ikeda clan had belonged to Miyoshi clan....

 and Ikeda Tomomasa
Ikeda Tomomasa
Ikeda Tomomasa was a kokujin and military commander in the Azuchi-Momoyama period.He was the second son of Ikeda Nagamasa, who was a dominant kokujin in Settsu Province.His older brother was Ikeda Katsumasa....

 were his sons.

His father was Ikeda Nobumasa and his mother was Miyoshi Masanaga
Miyoshi Masanaga
was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, a member of the Miyoshi clan who served as daimyo of Awa. He is remembered as the cousin of Miyoshi Chōkei. Masanaga had very strong relations with the Ikeda clan, as Ikeda Nagamasa was his son-in-law. Due to this strong relation between the families,...

's daughter.

They were dominant kokujin.

In 1548, Nobumasa betrayed Hosokawa Harumoto
Hosokawa Harumoto
was a Japanese daimyo of the Muromachi and Sengoku periods, and the head of the Hosokawa clan. Harumoto's childhood name was Sōmei-maru . He was born to Hosokawa Sumimoto, another renowned samurai of the Muromachi era....

. But he was defeated, and as a result was forced to commit suicide.

Because of that, Nagamasa succeeded to a house. He ruled the whole of Settsu Province
Settsu Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises the eastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was also referred to as or .Osaka and Osaka Castle were the main center of the province.-History:...

 for a while. He became a retainer of Miyoshi Nagayoshi, after he was defeated by him.

After that, he fought against Yasumi Naomasa
Yasumi Naomasa
Yasumi Naomasa was a military commander in the Azuchi-Momoyama period.A dominant retainer of Hatakeyama clan, he ruled Katano and Iimoriyama castles.He conspired with Yusa Naganori and Yusa Nobunori to overthrow his lord...

 as a retainer of the Miyoshi clan
Miyoshi clan
The Miyoshi clan is a Japanese family descended from Emperor Seiwa and the Minamoto clan . They were a cadet branch of the Ogasawara clan and the Takeda clan....

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Nagamasa died on June 10, 1563

His eldest son Ikeda Katsumasa took his place at his death
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