Ōkubo Tadachika
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Ōkubo Tadachika (大久保 忠隣, 1553 – July 28, 1628), or also known as Ōkubo Nagayasu (大久保 長安), was daimyō of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province in early Edo period, Japan. Ōkubo Tadachika was the son of Ōkubo Tadayo, a Fudai daimyō hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa clan in what is now part of the city of Okazaki, Aichi.
Ōkubo Tadachika | |
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大久保 忠隣 | |
Daimyō of Odawara Domain | |
In office 1594–1614 | |
Preceded by | Ōkubo Tadayo |
Succeeded by | Abe Masatsugu |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1553 (1553) Okazaki, Feudal Japan |
Died | July 28, 1628(1628-07-28) (aged 74–75) Edo, Japan |
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Occupation | Rōjū |
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Allegiance | Tokugawa clan |
Rank | Karō, Daimyo |
Unit | Okubo clan |
Commands | Odawara castle |
Battles/wars | Siege of Horikawa Castle Battle of Anegawa (1570) Battle of Mikatagahara (1573) Battle of Nagashino (1575) Journey in Iga Battle of Komaki and Nagakute (1584) Siege of Odawara (1590) Siege of Ueda (1600) |
He entered into service as a samurai from age 11, and took his first head in battle at the age of 16. Ōkubo Tadachika appointed as Rōjū After the establishment of Tokugawa shogunate. He came to be regarded as one of Ieyasu's most experienced and trusted advisors, along with Honda Masanobu.
He was most known in history for his political career's demise due to the "Ōkubo affairs" incident, which caused him stripped from most of his domains control and exiled by the Shogunate.
He also known for his work of Mikawa Monogatari chronicle, which recorded the history of Tokugawa Ieyasu's rise to power and the early Tokugawa shogunate.