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Ishida Mitsunari

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1560–1600 Also known as Sakichi、Jibu Shōyū

Ishida Mitsunari (1560–1600) was a late Sengoku period politician and administrator from Sawayama in Ōmi;…

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  1. 1560–1570Sawayama · Ōmi ProvinceMitsunari was born into the Ishida family of Sawayama in Ōmi; he lost his father young and the family fell into decline. This period coincided with the rise of the Oda-Toyotomi regime, and Ōmi's position as a strategic hub in Kinai provided the geographic backdrop for his later entry into the core of the Toyotomi government.
  2. 1579–1598Osaka Castle · Settsu ProvinceAround 1579 he became a page to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, standing out for his computational and administrative talents; he participated in implementing the Taikō land surveys and the sword hunts, and in 1593 was listed among the Five Commissioners alongside Maeda Nagamasa, Natsuka Masaie, Maeda Gen'i, and Asano Nagamasa, controlling the central administration of the Toyotomi regime.
  3. 1599–1600Sekigahara · Mino ProvinceAfter Hideyoshi's death, Mitsunari's conflict with Tokugawa Ieyasu intensified, leading to the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, where he led the Western Army against the Eastern Army. Due to the defection of commanders such as Kobayakawa Hideaki, the Western Army was decisively defeated; Mitsunari was captured while fleeing and beheaded at Rokujō Kawara in Kyoto.

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