Watanabe Moritsuna
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Watanabe Moritsuna (渡辺 守綱) (1542–1620) was a Japanese samurai of the Watanabe clan, who served the Tokugawa clan. Born in Mikawa Province.
In this Japanese name, the surname is Watanabe.
He joined Ieyasu in 1557 and fought in major military campaigns under Ieyasu Tokugawa.
There are also poem about "Three Hanzos" which attributed to him as part of three Tokugawa's notable warriors: [1][2][3][4]
- Watanabe Moritsuna as Yari no Hanzō (Hanzō the spear)
- Hattori Hanzō as Oni no Hanzō (Hanzō the demon)
- Atsumi Gengo as Kubi-Tori Gengo (Gengo the headtaker)
He was also counted as member of the Tokugawa 16 divine generals (Tokugawa jūrokushinshōjin)
Aside from that, Moritsuna Watanabe was also an author of Watanabe Chūemon.[5]