, also known as Ikeda Nobuteru (池田信輝), was an

Ikeda clan was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948-1021) of the Seiwa Genji. Minamoto no Yasumasa, the fourth generation descending from Yorimitsu, and younger brother of Minamoto no Yorimasa (1104-1180), was the first to ...

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'' and military commander under

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...

during the

Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...

and Azuchi–Momoyama periods of 16th-century Japan. He was a retainer of the famous warlords

and

Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...

. In his early years, he served Nobunaga, since his mother was a foster mother of Nobunaga.

Early life

His childhood name was Katsusaburō (勝三郎). His father was Ikeda Toshitsune, who served Oda Nobuhide and His mother, Yotokuin was

's wet-nurse. There are various theories as to his birthplace (including Owari, Mino, Settsu and Ōmi

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). He was one of the four '' karō'' at Kiyosu Castle. His official position was ''Kii-no-

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'' (紀伊守), or "Governor of Kii Province". His

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was Shōzaburō (勝三郎). He later became a priest, and referred to himself as Shōnyū (勝入).

Military life

In 1557, he defeated Oda Nobuyuki and took

Suemori Castle is a former Japanese castle located in Nagoya. It was originally outside the city of Nagoya in the countryside of the Owari Province. Lord Oda Nobuhide (1508-1549) built this castle in 1548. The following year, his third son Oda Nobuyuki (d. ...

, who was guilty of treason against his brother

. In 1560, he was one of Nobunaga main forces against Imagawa Yoshimoto at the Battle of Okehazama. In 1567, he participated at

Siege of Inabayama Castle The of 1567 was the final battle in Oda Nobunaga's campaign to defeat the Saitō clan in their mountaintop castle and conquer Mino Province, Japan. It was a short two-week siege, fought between 13 and 27 September 1567, or in the Japanese ...

against the Saito clan in the first division of Oda Nobunaga's forces along with Shibata Katsuie. In 1570, he was active in the

Battle of Anegawa The Sengoku period (30 July 1570) occurred near Lake Biwa in Ōmi Province, Japan, between the allied forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu, against the combined forces of the Azai and Asakura clans._It_is_notable_as_the_first_batt ...

against

Azai The , also rendered as Asai, was a Japanese clan during the Sengoku period. History The Azai was a line of ''daimyōs'' (feudal lords) seated at Odani Castle in northeastern Ōmi Province, located within present day Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture. ...

- Asakura clan and became the Lord of

Inuyama Castle is a ''yamajiro''-style Japanese castle located in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The castle overlooks the Kiso River, which serves as the border between Aichi and Gifu Prefectures. The '' tenshu'' of Inuyama Castle, one of only 1 ...

. In 1571, Tsuneoki took part in the burning Siege of Mount Hiei to subdue the followers of the Ishiyama-Honganji; attacks against the Nagashima Ikkō-ikki. In 1573, he participated in the Siege of Makishima castle against Ashikaga Yoshiaki. Yoshiaki surrendered, and sending Yoshihiro, his eldest son, as a hostage to Nobunaga. In 1574, he entered the mountain fortress of Ori Castle in eastern Mino to pin-down Akechi Castle after it was taken by

Takeda Katsuyori was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period, who was famed as the head of the Takeda clan and the successor to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen. He was son in law of Hojo Ujiyasu. Early life He was the son of Shingen by the daughter ...

. In 1575 he fought in the Battle of Nagashino against the

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. In 1577, he took part in the Battle of Tedorigawa against the

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. In 1580, he beat

Araki Murashige was a retainer of Ikeda Katsumasa, head of the powerful "Setssu-Ikeda clan" of Settsu Province. Under Katsumasa, Murashige sided with Oda Nobunaga following Nobunaga's successful campaign to establish power in Kyoto. Military life Murashige ...

at Siege of Hanakuma castle, who locked himself in the castle and was given Murashige's domain. In 1582, he fought in

Hashiba Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...

's force at the

Battle of Yamazaki The was fought in 1582 in Yamazaki, Japan, located in current-day Kyoto Prefecture. This battle is sometimes referred to as the Battle of Mt. Tennō (天王山の戦い ''Tennō-zan no tatakai''). In the Honnō-ji Incident, Akechi Mitsuhide, ...

after the Incident at Honnō-ji, helping defeat Akechi Mitsuhide. He also in the meeting at Kiyosu Castle to decide upon Nobunaga's successor. In 1583, he assisted Hideyoshi at Battle of Shizugatake against Shibata Katsuie and was given 130,000 ''

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'' in

Mino Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today southern Gifu Prefecture. Mino was bordered by Ōmi to the west, Echizen and Hida to the north, and Shinano to the east, and Ise, Mikawa, and Owari to the south. Its abbreviat ...

, and became the lord of

Ōgaki Castle 270px, Ōgaki Castle in 1933 270px, Edo period layout map of Ōgaki Castle is a flatlands-style Japanese castle located in the city of Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. During the Sengoku period, Ōgaki Castle was home to several of Toyotomi Hi ...

. In 1584, he fought in the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute on the side of Hideyoshi. He captured

on his first assault.

Death

In May 1584, during Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, Tsuneoki and his eldest son, Ikeda Motosuke, died in the battle at Nagakute,. His daughter,

Ikeda Sen Ikeda Sen (池田せん) or Annyo-in (若御前) was a late-Sengoku period onna-musha. She was the daughter of Ikeda Tsuneoki and the older sister of Ikeda Terumasa. Mori Nagayoshi (older brother of Mori Ranmaru) was her first husband. She was a wo ...

, and his son, Ikeda Terumasa, survived the battle. Ikeda Terumasa succeeded him as the leader of the

Family

* Father: Ikeda Tsunetoshi (d. 1538) * Mother: Yotokuin (1515–1608) * Wife: Zen'ōin * Concubines * Children: ** Ikeda Motosuke (1559–1584) by Zen'ōin ** Senhime married Mori Nagayoshi later married Nakamura Kazuuji ** Ikeda Terumasa by Zen'ōin ** Ikeda Nagayoshi (1570–1614) by Zen'ōin ** Ikeda Nagamasa (1575–1607) by Zen'ōin ** Waka-Mandokoro married Toyotomi Hidetsugu ** Tenkyuin married Yamazaki Iemori ** daughter married

Asano Yoshinaga was a Japanese samurai and feudal lord of the late Sengoku and early Edo periods. His father served as one of the '' Go-Bugyō'' in the late Azuchi–Momoyama period. Asano Yoshinaga was born at Odani, in the Asai district of Ōmi Province, in ...

** daughter married

Oda Katsunaga was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period through early Azuchi-Momoyama Period, who was the fifth son of Oda Nobunaga. At a very young age, Katsunaga, then known as "Gobomaru", was given in adoption to Toyama Kagetou and his wife, Lady Ots ...

References

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