(1555-May 11, 1610) was a Japanese
samuraiis the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 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
Sengoku periodThe 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....
who lived into the early
Edo periodThe , or , is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 and is the premodern era. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period ended with the Meiji Restoration, the...
; he served the
OdaOda may refer to:*Oda, is a room within harem especially in the Ottoman Empire*Oda, a Turkish literary magazine*The Oda clan, a Japanese feudal clan from the Sengoku period*A Norwegian female given name*Ontario Dental Association-Places:...
, the Toyotomi, and then the
TokugawaTokugawa may refer to:*Tokugawa clan, a powerful family of Japan*Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal regime of Japan*Tokugawa period, aka Edo period, an era in Japanese history-See also:*Tokugawa...
. He was also the
daimyois a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in premodern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
of the
Takamatsu DomainThe was a han or feudal domain in Sanuki Province , Japan during the Edo period. The domain was governed first by the Ikoma family then by the Mito-Matsudaira clan.-History:...
.
Kazumasa was the eldest son of
Ikoma ChikamasaIkoma Chikamasa was a daimyo during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century to the Edo period of the 17th century of Japan. He was appointed to one of three chu-rō by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His father was Ikoma Chikashige....
. He fought with distinction under Oda Nobunaga, and then in Korea with
Toyotomi Hideyoshiwas a daimyo in the Sengoku period 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, named after Hideyoshi's castle. He is noted for a number of cultural legacies, including the...
's forces. He sided with the Tokugawa at the
Battle of SekigaharaThe , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...
, though his father sided with the forces of
Ishida MitsunariIshida Mitsunari was a samurai who led the Western army in the Battle of Sekigahara following the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 17th century. Also known by his court title, Jibu Shōho...
; as a result, the Ikoma family's fief was saved.
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(1555-May 11, 1610) was a Japanese
samuraiis the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 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
Sengoku periodThe 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....
who lived into the early
Edo periodThe , or , is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 and is the premodern era. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period ended with the Meiji Restoration, the...
; he served the
OdaOda may refer to:*Oda, is a room within harem especially in the Ottoman Empire*Oda, a Turkish literary magazine*The Oda clan, a Japanese feudal clan from the Sengoku period*A Norwegian female given name*Ontario Dental Association-Places:...
, the Toyotomi, and then the
TokugawaTokugawa may refer to:*Tokugawa clan, a powerful family of Japan*Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal regime of Japan*Tokugawa period, aka Edo period, an era in Japanese history-See also:*Tokugawa...
. He was also the
daimyois a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in premodern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
of the
Takamatsu DomainThe was a han or feudal domain in Sanuki Province , Japan during the Edo period. The domain was governed first by the Ikoma family then by the Mito-Matsudaira clan.-History:...
.
Kazumasa was the eldest son of
Ikoma ChikamasaIkoma Chikamasa was a daimyo during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century to the Edo period of the 17th century of Japan. He was appointed to one of three chu-rō by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His father was Ikoma Chikashige....
. He fought with distinction under Oda Nobunaga, and then in Korea with
Toyotomi Hideyoshiwas a daimyo in the Sengoku period 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, named after Hideyoshi's castle. He is noted for a number of cultural legacies, including the...
's forces. He sided with the Tokugawa at the
Battle of SekigaharaThe , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...
, though his father sided with the forces of
Ishida MitsunariIshida Mitsunari was a samurai who led the Western army in the Battle of Sekigahara following the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 17th century. Also known by his court title, Jibu Shōho...
; as a result, the Ikoma family's fief was saved. His father yielded him headship in 1600. It was then that the fief's capital was moved from
Marugame Castle, also known as Kameyama Castle and Horai Castle, is a hirayamashiro located in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.-History:...
to
Takamatsu CastleTakamatsu Castle may refer to:*Takamatsu Castle situated in Bitchu province, , which was besieged in 1582....
.
After Kazumasa's death in 1610, his son
Masatoshiwas a Japanese samurai of the late Azuchi-Momoyama period, who lived into the early Edo period. He was also the daimyo of the Takamatsu Domain....
succeeded him.