Sakai Tadatsugu
Samurai of the Sengoku era; major Daimyo ally of the Tokugawa clan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Japanese name, the surname is Sakai.
Sakai Tadatsugu (酒井 忠次, 1527 – 17 December 1596) was one of the most favored and most successful military commanders serving Tokugawa Ieyasu in the late-Sengoku period.
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Sakai Tadatsugu | |
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酒井 忠次 | |
Daimyo of Yoshida | |
In office 1565–1578 | |
Succeeded by | Sakai Ietsugu |
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Born | 1527 Mikawa province |
Died | December 17, 1596 Kyoto |
Spouse | Usui |
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Nickname | "Boar Slayer" (inokiri) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Matsudaira clan Imagawa clan Tokugawa clan |
Unit | Sakai clan |
Commands | Yoshida Castle |
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Serving as highest ranking general in Tokugawa clan along with Ishikawa Kazumasa,[1] Tadatsugu also regarded as one of the Four Guardians of the Tokugawa (Tokugawa-Shitennō).[2] along with Honda Tadakatsu, Ii Naomasa, and Sakakibara Yasumasa.[3][4] He also included in another cultural depiction as one of Tokugawa 16 divine generals(Tokugawa jūrokushinshō).[5][6] His official title was Sakai Saemon-no-jo Tadatsugu.[7]
Sakai Tadatsugu also allegedly involved in conspiracy that caused the death of Lady Tsukiyama and her son, Matsudaira Nobuyasu.[8]