Ishikawa Kazumasa
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Ishikawa Kazumasa, a very notable retainer under Tokugawa Ieyasu
, even serving him since his childhood, since they were both hostages under the Imagawa at that time.
After the year of 1560, when Ieyasu abandoned himself from the Imagawa, Kazumasa then became a very valued retainer and administrator under him. During the year of 1562, when Ieyasu managed to convince Imagawa Ujizane
to release his family, Kazumasa acted as the guardian of the Imagawa, which at the time was a very dangerous task.
After Toyotomi Hideyoshi
's victory over Shibata Katsuie
, in the year of 1583, Ieyasu expressed his congratulations, by sending Kazumasa over to Hideyoshi telling him so. Kazumasa and Sakikabara Yasumasa accordingly issued statements attacking Hideyoshi, a year later, due to the Tokugawa's decision. Kazumasa served at the Komaki headquarters, during the Komaki-Nagakute Campaign.
In 1585, Kazumasa, very dismayed by what he saw as Tokugawa's foolhardy path of resistance against Toyotomi Hideyoshi, switched sides to Hideyoshi. This inconvenienced Ieyasu, who had to reconstruct his military organization and defensive policies, since Kazumasa had significant knowledge about their workings.
Kazumasa then later on decided to retire and live with his son Ishikawa Yasumichi, until he met his fate in the year of 1609.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
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. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
, even serving him since his childhood, since they were both hostages under the Imagawa at that time.
After the year of 1560, when Ieyasu abandoned himself from the Imagawa, Kazumasa then became a very valued retainer and administrator under him. During the year of 1562, when Ieyasu managed to convince Imagawa Ujizane
Imagawa Ujizane
was a Japanese daimyo who lived from the mid-Sengoku through early Edo periods. He was the son of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and the father of Imagawa Norimochi and Shinagawa Takahisa.-Early life:Ujizane was born in Sunpu; he was the eldest son of Imagawa Yoshimoto...
to release his family, Kazumasa acted as the guardian of the Imagawa, which at the time was a very dangerous task.
After Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of 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...
's victory over Shibata Katsuie
Shibata Katsuie
or was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga.-Biography:Katsuie was born in the Shibata family, a branch of the Shiba clan . Note the differences between , , and the .Katsuie was the retainer of Oda Nobukatsu...
, in the year of 1583, Ieyasu expressed his congratulations, by sending Kazumasa over to Hideyoshi telling him so. Kazumasa and Sakikabara Yasumasa accordingly issued statements attacking Hideyoshi, a year later, due to the Tokugawa's decision. Kazumasa served at the Komaki headquarters, during the Komaki-Nagakute Campaign.
In 1585, Kazumasa, very dismayed by what he saw as Tokugawa's foolhardy path of resistance against Toyotomi Hideyoshi, switched sides to Hideyoshi. This inconvenienced Ieyasu, who had to reconstruct his military organization and defensive policies, since Kazumasa had significant knowledge about their workings.
Kazumasa then later on decided to retire and live with his son Ishikawa Yasumichi, until he met his fate in the year of 1609.