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Sakai Tadakatsu (Shōnai)
was a Sengoku period samurai and early Edo period ''daimyō'' under the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. His courtesy title was ''Kunai-no-taifu''. Biography Sakai Tadakatsu was the sixth son of Sakai Ietsugu, castellan of Yoshida Castle and son of Sakai Tadatsugu (1527–1596), who was a vassal of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Tadakatsu's childhood name was Kogōrō, and when he underwent his ''genpuku'' ceremony, he was awarded a ''kanji'' from the name of Shōgun Tokugawa Hidetada as a special mark of favor, becoming "Tadakatsu".Plutschow, Herbert. (1995) "Japan's Name Culture: The Significance of Names in a Religious, Political and Social Context,'' p.53./ref> He became ''daimyō'' of Takada Domain in Echigo Province (100,000 koku) on the death of his father in 1618. However, only one year later, he was transferred to Matsushiro Domain in Shinano Province by order of the shogunate, with the same nominal ''kokudaka''. Three years later, in 1622, when the shogunate dispossessed the Mogami c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakai Tadakatsu
was a Sengoku period Japanese samurai, and early Edo period ''daimyō'' and served in several important positions within the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate. Papinot, Edmund. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'' Sakai. pp. 50–51 Biography Tadakatsu was born in Nishio, Mikawa Province as the son of Sakai Tadatoshi, a hereditary retainer of Tokugawa Ieyasu and future ''daimyō'' of Kawagoe Domain. In 1591, he was awarded a 3000 ''koku'' fief in Shimōsa Province. In 1600, he was assigned to the train of Tokugawa Hidetada in the Battle of Sekigahara and participated in Hidetada's failed attempt to defeat the Sanada clan_at_the_Siege_of_Ueda.html" ;"title="DF 56 of 80/nowiki>">DF 56 of 80">("S ... at the Siege of Ueda">DF 56 of 80/nowiki>">DF 56 of 80">("S ... at the Siege of Ueda. He was awarded the court rank of Lower 5th, Junior Grade and the courtesy title of ''Sanuki-no-kami'' in 1607.Beatrice Bodart-Bailey, Bodart-Bailey, Beatrice. (1999)''Kaempfer's Japan: Tokugawa Culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |