Honda Masanobu
Honda Masanobu | |
|---|---|
| 本多 正信 | |
| Daimyō of Tamanawa | |
| In office 1590–1616 | |
| Succeeded by | Matsudaira Masatsuna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1538 |
| Died | July 20, 1616 (aged 77–78) |
| Resting place | Nishi Hongan-ji, Kyoto, Japan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Tokugawa clan Tokugawa shogunate |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Azukizaka (1564) Battle of Komaki-Nagakute (1584) Siege of Ueda (1600) Siege of Osaka (1614) |
Honda Masanobu (本多 正信; 1538 – July 20, 1616) was a commander and daimyō in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu in Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods.[1]
Masanobu was held in high regard by Matsunaga Hisahide, who viewed him as a rarity among Tokugawa's samurai who mostly known for their martial prowess.[2] However is said that other Tokugawa vassals disliked Masanobu, such as Sakakibara Yasumasa who regarded him as "corrupt", and Honda Tadakatsu thought Masanobu as a coward.[3] Furthermore, Kamehime, Ieyasu's eldest daughter also held grudge towards Masanobu, as she blamed him for the fall of Okubo Tadachika, the father-in-law of Kamehime's daughter, During the "Okubo clan's affair" incident around 1613-1614.[4]
In his Later life, Masanobu advised his son, Masazumi, to never accept the shogun's offer to increase his domain to be more than 30,000-koku.[5]
Biography
In 1563, when an uprising against Ieyasu occurred in Mikawa Province, Masanobu and his brother, Masashige the elder, took the side of the peasants against Ieyasu at Battle of Batogahara. After Ieyasu suppressed the Ikko rebels, Masanobu fled from Mikawa and settled in Kaga Province. [6]
Later he rejoining Tokugawa in the 1570s or 1580s at the behest of Ōkubo Tadayo, and accompanied Ieyasu as he crossed Iga Province following the assassination of Oda Nobunaga at Honnō-ji.
In 1597, the 18-year-old Masanobu's son, Masashige, got into dispute with Okabe Souhachi, son of Tokugawa Hidetada's wet nurse, and killed him before fleeing. Masashige then entered the service under Ōtani Yoshitsugu for two years.[7]
In 1600, Masanobu joined Tokugawa Hidetada's army for the march along the Nakasendō. En route, however, Hidetada attacked Sanada Masayuki at Ueda Castle against Masanobu's advice, and together they arrived late for the Battle of Sekigahara.
Masanobu was a member of the Tokugawa shogunate and ruled a Han in Sagami Province assessed at 22,000 koku. He was present at the siege of Osaka in 1614. Masanobu died several weeks after Ieyasu in 1616.
References
- ^ John Whitney Hall (1999). The Cambridge History of Japan. Cambridge University Press. p. 494. ISBN 0-521-22354-7.
- ^ Asakura, Haruhiko; Miura, Ichirō, eds. (1996). 世界人物逸話大事典 [Encyclopedia of Anecdotes About World Figures] (in Japanese). Tokyo: 角川書店 (Kadokawa Shoten). p. 916.
- ^ Conrad Totman (1967). Politics in the Tokugawa Bakufu, 1600-1843. Harvard University Press. p. 247. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ 坂本, 俊夫 (2011), 宇都宮藩・高徳藩 [Utsunomiya Domain and Kōtoku Domain], シリーズ藩物語, 東京: 現代書館, pp. 29, 33, 43, retrieved 2025-12-01
- ^ Sakamoto, Toshio (2011). 宇都宮藩・高徳藩. シリーズ藩物語 (in Japanese). Tokyo: 現代書館. p. 14. ISBN 978-4-7684-7132-6. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ Irimoto Masuo (2015). 徳川家康家臣団の事典 [Encyclopedia of Tokugawa Ieyasu's Vassals] (in Japanese). 東京堂出版. p. 19. ISBN 978-4-490-10859-0.
- ^ "Former Residence of Ito Keisuke (Baishoen)". Go Central Japan. Central Japan Tourism Promotion Council. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
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