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56-666: Takenori also served as a strategist under Naoie's son Ukita Hideie . At the Battle of Sekigahara , he fought bravely against Fukushima Masanori . After the Ukita clan had been destroyed in the Battle of Sekigahara, Takenori lived in Akizuki . At the Siege of Osaka , Akashi entered Osaka castle and he fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu to the last minute. His mother, Monica , accompanied him to Osaka, and worked as

112-573: A "Chief Commander Army of the Left" in the Second Korean campaigns , returning in 1598 to serve as one of Hideyoshi's five counselors ( Council of Five Elders ) along with Maeda Toshiie , Uesugi Kagekatsu , Mōri Terumoto , and Tokugawa Ieyasu . In 1599, a riot occurred within the Ukita clan, as several of Ukita clan vassals such as Togawa tatsuyasu, Sadatsuna Oka, and others rebelled against Hideie. The reason

168-440: A kanji character "無" which translates into Mu (emptiness/void/nothingness). There is no historical record to indicate the meaning of Yasumasa choice of his flag. However, Japanese writer and culturalist Shigezane Okaya citing the "Record of Famous General's Words; Volume 55: Yasumasa Sakakibara" that it was indicating the level headed and straightforward personality of Yasumasa. Alternatively, modern era popular theories regarding

224-440: A nurse throughout the siege. After the castle's fall, Takenori escaped again. He never committed suicide because of his Christian beliefs. Despite being hunted by the forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu , he was not caught; his whereabouts after the battle are unknown. This Japanese history–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ukita Hideie Ukita Hideie ( 宇喜多 秀家 , 1572 – December 17, 1655)

280-552: A senior Tokugawa clan vassal. However, Ieyasu's decision garnered protest from Sakakibara Yasumasa, who went so far as to threaten Naomasa. Tadatsugu immediately defended the decision of Ieyasu in response and warned Yasumasa that if he did any harm to Naomasa, Tadatsugu himself would exact retribution by slaughtering the Sakakibara clan ; thus, Yasumasa heeded Tadatsugu and did not protest further. Then Tokugawa decided assigned 70 members of former Takeda samurais from Tsuchiya clan under

336-578: Is anecdote in a record from a descendant of Sakakibara clan , and Bubijin Mokusho , that stated despite Tadakatsu exceeding Sakakibara Yasumasa in terms of valor and combat, Yasumasa is better than Tadakatsu in the field leadership skill. Kazuto Hongō , history professor of University of Tokyo , gave his assessment that Yasumasa was an example of particularly talented general of Tokugawa clan who also possess an expertize in administration. The Sakakibara clan under Yasumasa has their Bannerman carrying flag with

392-588: Is the Takeo clan. In 1581, Yasumasa participated in the Tokugawa army attack on Tanaka castle which guarded by Takeda clan general named Ichijō Nobutatsu . In this battle, Yasumasa fought together with Matsudaira Ietada, Honda Tadakatsu, and Ii Naomasa as they all climbed to Tanaka castle wall and fighting Nobutatsu's soldiers. In the same year, he also participated in the Siege of Takatenjin castle, where he showed feat by taking 41 enemy heads in combat. In 1582, after

448-532: The Asakura Kagetake 's left flank. After Tokugawa force was done dealing with Asakura force, they immediately dispatch Yasumasa and Honda Tadakatsu troops to assist Oda Nobunaga's forces who still struggling against the Azai army. As Yasumasa and Tadakatsu struck the right flank of Azai Nagamasa's force, while subsequently followed with Inaba Yoshimichi wo struck Azai clan's left flank, they finally manage to overcame

504-726: The Battle of Sekigahara . Yasumasa himself died in 1606, at the age of 59, and is buried at Zendoji Temple in Tatebayashi, where his grave still stands. His son Sakakibara Yasukatsu fought at the Osaka Campaign . Yasumasa's descendants in 18th century were known to govern 150,000 koku of fief in Takada Domain , Echigo Province as Daimyo. After the death of Ieyasu, the original members of Yasumasa administration team, Nagashige Nakane, Tanemasa Harada, and Katsushige Murakami, seeking permission to leave their posts and return to serve

560-553: The Battle of Sekigahara . In the field, his army fought against Fukushima Masanori , what is said to have been one of the bloodiest confrontations in the Sekigahara battle. In early battle, Ukita's troops were winning the battle and pushing back Masanori's army, however, being unaware that his allies stationed nearby had made a secret deal with the enemy, his momentum was halted, when his allies attacked and together with turncoats. Later, Masanori's army took control of, and eastern army won

616-614: The Honnō-ji Incident , Yasumasa accompanied Ieyasu in an arduous journey to escape the enemies of Nobunaga in Sakai and returning to Mikawa . However, their journey were very dangerous due to the existence of "Ochimusha-gari" groups across the route. The Ietada nikki journal has recorded that the escorts of Ieyasu has suffered around 200 casualties and only 34 person left when they finally arrived at Ietada residence in Mikawa. Later in

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672-599: The Hōjō clan in the Kantō region also led an army of 55,000 men and crossed the Usui Pass to invade Shinano Province. During this conflict, Yasumasa once stormed one of a castle belongs to the Hōjō, while Matsudaira Ietada harassing the Hōjō food supplies. Later, in the battle of Kurokoma, Yasumasa fought together with Okabe Motonobu and Mizuno Katsunari to repel the Hōjō army attempt to sneak into

728-703: The Shikoku campaign against Chosokabe Motochika . In 1586, Hideie was married to Hideyoshi's adopted daughter, Gōhime. (She had been adopted by Hideyoshi from Maeda Toshiie ). Later, He participated in the Kyushu Conquest in 1587. In 1590, Hideie joined Hideyoshi's military campaigns in the Odawara campaign against Hōjō Ujimasa . Following the unification of Japan under Hideyoshi, in 1592, Hideyoshi appointed Hideie as field marshal at First Korean campaigns , he command "Reserves Division". Later in 1597, Hideie became

784-594: The Uesugi clan , Yasumasa participated, where he engaged in diplomacy with the local clans at Nasu so they would cooperate with the Tokugawa forces and not siding with the Uesugi. In July 27, Yasumasa sent a letter to Akita Muneki informing him that Ishida Mitsunari and Otani Yoshitsugu had "parted ways," and that Yodo-dono, the three Toyotomi magistrates (Maeda Gen'i, Masuda Nagamori, and Nagatsuka Masaie), and Maeda Toshinaga had requested Ieyasu to come to Kyoto, and that command over

840-622: The Aizu region had been transferred from Ieyasu to Hidetada. Later, as Ieyasu lead the main forces of Eastern Army to confront Mitsunari in the Battle of Sekigahara , Yasumasa accompanied a detachment forces led by Tokugawa Hidetada for the march along the Nakasendō to besiege Ueda castle . In the aftermath of Sekigahara victory of the Eastern Army led by Ieyasu, Hidetada incurred the wrath of Ieyasu due to Hidetada's tardiness to arrive and participate in

896-459: The Azai army. Later in 1573, He fought at the Battle of Mikatagahara , where he was recorded fighting alongside Honda Tadakatsu engaging Takeda clan general named Oyamada Masayuki, while Ishikawa Kazumasa were busy covering the retreat of Ieyasu from the battle. Later in the same year Yasumasa and Honda Tadakatsu were tasked to capture the Nagashino Castle . Both of them manage to defeat

952-1025: The Komyo castle in June. Later, Yasumasa also participate in the Battle of Nagashino when Oda-Tokugawa forces claimed victory against Katsuyori. Immediately after the Nagashino battle, he and Tadakatsu captured the Suwahara Castle, and was awarded by Ieyasu a famous sword which crafted by Takagi Sadamune. Following that in July, Yasumasa and Osuga Yasutaka also besiege the Koyama castle. Later in 1581, Yasumasa were recorded has stormed Tanaka castle which guarded by Takeda clan general named Ichijō Nobutatsu . In this battle, Yasumasa fought together with Matsudaira Ietada, Ii Naomasa, and Honda Tadakatsu as they all climbed to Tanaka castle wall and fought Nobutatsu's soldiers. In 1579, Yasumasa

1008-614: The Maeda clan and was able to correspond and send gifts (rice, sake, clothing) to her husband and sons from there. Hideie eventually outlived his wife and all of the Sengoku Jidai era samurai except Sanada Nobuyuki . He was offered a conditional pardon after Ieyasu's death, but declined and never returned to the mainland. His wife had died, the Toyotomi were defeated, there was no place to return to, his sons had fathered children on Hachijojima, and

1064-548: The Shogunate was to be inherited by members of the Tokugawa clan. There is no evidence to suggest that Hideie fathered any further children himself, but many of his sons' descendants emigrated back to the Japanese mainland when a full pardon was granted at the end of the Edo era. Sakakibara Yasumasa Sakakibara Yasumasa ( 榊原 康政 , 1548 – June 19, 1606) was a Japanese daimyō of

1120-475: The Takeda clan armies which guarded the castle and completed their mission to capture it. For the rest of the year service, he competed with Tadakatsu in capturing many of Takeda clan castles. In 1575, During the conflict between Oda-Tokugawa alliance against Takeda Katsuyori , when the latter invaded Enshū province, Yasumasa and Honda Tadakatsu fought under the Tokugawa forces against Katsuyori, where they captured

1176-487: The Tokugawa clan directly as Hatamoto . However, their request were denied by shogun Tokugawa Hidetada . Hidetada instead ordering them to keep serving the Sakakibara clan, while in exchange, each of their clans were awarded with hereditary domains with 1,000 worth of koku as appreciation for their service to the Sakakibara clan. Descendants of Yasumasa continues to control Tatebayashi, until Sakakibara Tadatsugu transferred

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1232-541: The Tokugawa shogunate of Hideie's location. Tadatsune and Hideie's relative Maeda Toshinaga , however, negotiate with Ieyasu and he escaped the death penalty, and he was confined in Mt. Kuno in Suruga Province instead. Later, he was forced to appear before Tokugawa himself where he was sentenced to exile on the island of Hachijō-jima , along with several supporters, including his two sons. Gohime, (Hideie's wife) sought refuge with

1288-452: The actual number of Yasumasa's troops was approximately 3,000. However, Yasumasa deliberately spread rumors that his army which came from Kanto were larger by setting up many checkpoints in Seta to control informations within the area, while also ordering massive amounts of food supplies which far larger than his factual troops requirement. Those acts of Yasumasa has deceived Mitsunari, as he believed

1344-408: The administration team. In 1591, Ieyasu Tokugawa brought Yasumasa, Honda Tadakatsu, and Ii Naomasa to participate in the suppression of Kunohe rebellion . In 1598, after the death of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Yasumasa mobilize a Tokugawa army from Kanto and marched to Seta in Ōmi Province on the orders from Ieyasu. This was meant as anticipation against any possible hostility from Ishida Mitsunari .

1400-514: The attack towards Shimojima castle, while Sakakibara Yasumasa, Osuga Yasutaka were deployed to capture any fleeing defenders. After the fall of Shimojima castle, On June 22, Oda Nobuo and Tokugawa Ieyasu launch an all-out attack on Kanie Castle. The soldiers led by Tadatsugu, who has been deployed at the major entrance, were exhausted after days of fierce fighting, and in the evening, the soldiers of Yasumasa Sakakibara and Ietada Matsudaira entered Kaimonjiguchi in their place. On June 23, Ieyasu entered

1456-614: The battle. One of the defectors, Kobayakawa Hideaki , was granted Okayama Castle and surrounding Ukita territories by the Tokugawa as a reward for his betrayal, which is believed to have been the decisive factor in the Tokugawa victory. Hideie was angered by the betrayal and initially intended to hunt down Kobayakawa for a man-to-man duel but was stopped by his advisors. After escaping the battle, he went into hiding in Satsuma Province where his former allies protected him for several years. In 1603 however, Shimazu Tadatsune informed

1512-494: The battle. On the wake of Ieyasu victory in Komaki and Nagakute, Yasumasa circulates a derogatory manifesto proclamations which condemn Hideyoshi conduct which Yasumasa view as betrayal towards the will of Oda Nobunaga and also insulting Hideyoshi origin from humble peasant class. Hideyoshi were reportedly furious when hearing this and issuing order that he will reward of 100,000 Kan (Japanese gold ingot) to anyone who could bring him

1568-410: The case and averted the civil war between two faction. However, the aftermath of this incident causing many of Hideie retainers such as Sakazaki Naomori to change their allegiance into the master of Yasumasa, which is Ieyasu Tokugawa. This defections has caused massive setback for the Ukita clan politically and militarily while strengthening Ieyasu. In 1600, as Ieyasu led a punitive expedition against

1624-449: The castle with Sakakibara Yasumasa, thus the castle were subdued. on November 13, 1585, Ishikawa Kazumasa , senior vassal of the Tokugawa clan, has defected from Ieyasu to Hideyoshi. This accident caused Ieyasu to undergone massive reforms of the structures of Tokugawa clan military government. At first, Ieyasu ordered Torii Mototada, who served as the county magistrate of Kai, to collect military laws, weapons, and military equipment from

1680-436: The circulated rumors about huge army from Kanto were coming to Ōmi Province, thus Mitsunari did not dare to order his soldiers to harm Ieyasu. In 1599, Yasumasa and Ōtani Yoshitsugu , were appointed as inspectors to mediate an incident within Ukita clan , when some of Ukita Hideie vassals incited riots due to internal disputes. In the end, Yasumasa were ordered to leave the matter to Ieyasu himself who successfully reconcile

1736-406: The command of Ii Naomasa. Meanwhile, Yasumasa himself received the command over 11 former Takeda samurai from Komai clan led by Komai Masanao , who later promoted as Hatamoto retainer of Yasumasa. In 1584, when Ieyasu chose to defy Toyotomi Hideyoshi , Yasumasa Ieyasu to serve in the campaign of Komaki and Nagakute . Yasumasa suggesting to Ieyasu that the region of Komaki would be suitable for

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1792-487: The end of this campaign, Ieyasu sent Yasumasa and Ii Naomasa with 1,500 soldiers to witness the Seppuku suicide ritual procession of the defeated enemy generals, Hōjō Ujimasa and Hōjō Ujiteru . Later in the same year, as the Tokugawa moved to the Kantō region following the campaign of Odawara. Shortly after his assignment in Tatebayashi, Ieyasu also assigned Yasumasa as supervisor of administration team which tasked to manage

1848-418: The ensuing campaign. Then as a Toyotomi troops under command of Toyotomi Hidetsugu start entering the area of Komaki, Yasumasa join another Tokugawa general named Osuga Yasutaka to launch a surprise attack against unprepared Hidetsugu, where they inflicting heavy losses to Hidetsugu army. However, Yasumasa and Yasutaka advance were held back by reinforcement forces led by Hori Hidemasa , thus they retreat from

1904-847: The head of Yasumasa. Later in April, the front line in northern Owari reached stalemate. At this time, Kanie Castle was located about three miles between Ieyasu's Kiyosu Castle and Nobuo's Nagashima Castle, and was connected to the Mie moat and three castles: Ono Castle, Shimojima Castle, and Maeda Castle. At that time, Kanie castle were facing the sea and was one of the leading ports in Owari, along with Atsuta and Tsushima. Then in June 18, Ieyasu and Nobuo led 20,000 soldiers and besieged three castles: Kanie Castle, Maeda Castle, and Shimojima Castle. The Kanie castle were defended by Maeda Nagatane and Takigawa Kazumasu . Tadatsugu, Okanabe Mori, and Yamaguchi Shigemasa spearheading

1960-627: The head of the Takeda clan in Kai Province , made an alliance for the purpose of conquering all the Imagawa territory. However, on January 8, 1569, the Takeda vassal Akiyama Nobutomo invaded the Tōtōmi province from Shinano Province. The Takeda clan, through Oda Nobunaga, with whom they had a friendly relationship, asked Ieyasu, who was Nobunaga's ally, to reconsider cooperation with the Takeda, but Ieyasu rejected

2016-489: The idea, and Ieyasu is considered to have been in a position of independence from Nobunaga to a certain extent. However, until around April of the first year of the Genki era, diplomatic negotiations were being conducted between Yasumasa and Tsuchiya Masatsugu , who acted as intermediaries between the two sides. In 1570, Yasumasa fought at the Battle of Anegawa , he was in the second division, along with Honda Tadakatsu, who fought

2072-493: The late Sengoku period through early Edo period , who served the Tokugawa clan . As one of the Tokugawa family's foremost military commanders, he was considered one of its "Four Guardian Kings" ( shitennō 四天王) along with Sakai Tadatsugu , Honda Tadakatsu and Ii Naomasa . His notable military accomplishments is during the Battle of Anegawa when he changed the tide of the battle with flanking maneuver. Another notable service

2128-457: The main battle, due to the Siege of Ueda castle being dragged too long. However, Yasumasa was said being able to mediate the situation and convinced Ieyasu to give pardon for his son. After the war, Ieyasu offered Yasumasa 250,000 koku of Mito Domain , but Yasumasa declined the offer, so instead Yasumasa was given the control of Tatebayashi Domain worth 100,000 koku, following the Tokugawa victory at

2184-520: The master of Yasumasa, which is Ieyasu Tokugawa. These defections caused massive setback for the Ukita clan politically and militarily while strengthening the Tokugawa clan. After Hideyoshi died in 1598, leaving his five-year-old son Hideyori as his successor and Tokugawa Ieyasu moved to take control. As he was very close to Hideyoshi, Ukita naturally sided with the Toyotomi loyalists under Ishida Mitsunari (the Western army). He took 17,000 men to fight in

2240-503: The meaning of Yasumasa's choice of the character, which though as "Entering the Battlefield with clear mind", or "Serve their master without selfish desire". However, there was several other figures aside from Yasumasa who also used "Mu" as their character of warbanner, such as Oda Nobunaga , Hōjō Ujinao , and Sengoku Hidehisa . One of the most famous quote from Yasumasa is: "(when) senior vassals began to compete for position, (then) it

2296-550: The rear of Tokugawa army. In March of the same year, according to the Meishō genkō-roku record, after the destruction of the war against Hojo clan ended in truce, Ieyasu organized a kishōmon(blood oath) with many samurai clans that formerly were vassals of the Takeda clan assigned under the command of Tokugawa clan retainers. Ieyasu Tokugawa planned to subduct the largest portions of former Takeda samurai under Naomasa's command, having consulted and reached agreement with Sakai Tadatsugu,

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2352-460: The revenue incomes of Edo domain, which have roughly 1,000,000 kokus. In addition of the sons and son-in-laws of Sakakibara Kiyomasa as part of Yasumasa administration team, Ieyasu also transferred another Tokugawa clan officer named Otsuke to assist the team. Furthermore, Ieyasu viewed Yasumasa needed more manpowers to manage vast domains, so he transfer three of other senior retainers Nagashige Nakane, Tanemasa Harada, and Katsushige Murakami to join

2408-419: The same year, Tenshō-Jingo War broke out between the Tokugawa clan and Hōjō clan in a contest to gain control the area of Shinano Province , Ueno region , and Kai Province Kai Province (currently Gunma Prefecture), which has been vacant since the destruction of Takeda clan and the death of Oda Nobunaga. Ieyasu lead an army of 8,000 soldiers entering Kai, Shinano Province , and Ueno, to annex it. However,

2464-440: The siege of Bitchū Takamatsu Castle in 1582, Nobunaga was assassinated on June 2 of that year, but the siege continued until the castle fell two days later. Hideyoshi raced back to Kyoto, leaving the Ukita clan in charge of Bizen , Mimasaka and newly taken parts of Bitchū Province . The Ukita were also to keep watch on Mōri Terumoto to the west. In 1585, Hideie's forces under Ukita Tadaie led 23,000 men Toyotomi's forces in

2520-465: The three of his prime generals, the so-called " Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings ," Ii Naomasa, Honda Tadakatsu, and Sakakibara Yasumasa, to serve as supreme commander of this new military regiments. In 1586, according to " Sakakibara clan historical records", Ieyasu sent Yasumasa, Honda Tadakatsu, and Ii Naomasa as representatives to Kyoto , where three of them being regarded as " Tokugawa Sanketsu "(Three great nobles of Tokugawa). Then in following month,

2576-428: The three of them joined by Sakai Tadatsugu to accompany Ieyasu in his personal trip to Kyoto, where the four of them became famous as Tokugawa-Shitennō (Tokugawa's Four Guardians". Later, Yasumasa was given the title of "' Shikibu-shō '", when accompanying Ieyasu to Osaka to meet with Hideyoshi. In 1590, Yasumasa participated in Siege of Odawara , where he led the vanguard troops ambushing Hōjō Ujimasa forces. In

2632-447: The time of Takeda Shingen and bring them to Hamamatsu Castle (Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture). Later, he also appointed two former Takeda vassals, Naruse Masakazu and Okabe Masatsuna, as magistrates under authority of Ii Naomasa and Honda Tadakatsu, while he also ordered all of former Takeda vassals who now serve him to impart any military doctrines and structures they knew during their service under Takeda clan., and lastly, he ordered

2688-457: Was daimyō of Bizen province and initially opposed, but later sided with Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi . Naoie died in 1581, and Hideie became the head of the Ukita clan. As Hideie was still young (10 years old), it was Hideie's uncle (Ukita Tadaie) who acted as leader of the Ukita army until Hideie coming of age, in particular, Tadaie served on behalf of Hideie as a commander in numerous battles (under Toyotomi Hideyoshi). However, during

2744-534: Was Hideie's favoritism towards Nakamura Jirobe, which further escalates into an armed rebellion which even Hideie could not resolve. In response, Sakakibara Yasumasa and Ōtani Yoshitsugu , were appointed as inspectors to mediate this incident. In the end, Yasumasa successfully reconciled the case, and the armed riot was resolved without bloodshed. However, the aftermath of this incident caused many of Hideie retainers to defect from Hideie's clan. Some retainers, such as Sakazaki Naomori , changed their allegiance into

2800-458: Was allowed to use the "yasu" from Motoyasu's name. From then on, he would use "Yasumasa" as his name. In Eiroku -9 (1566), at age 19, Yasumasa had reached adulthood, and soon after, he and Honda Tadakatsu were appointed as hatamoto and each granted the command of 50 cavalrymen. From that point on, they would function as Ieyasu's unit commanders. In 1568. Ieyasu was eager to expand eastward to Tōtōmi Province . Ieyasu and Takeda Shingen ,

2856-511: Was appointed to be the head of Sakakibara clan, succeeding the previous head of clan who is Yasumasa older brother, Sakakibara Kiyomasa. Kiyomasa decided to retire his position after the incident of Matsudaira Nobuyasu who ordered to commit seppuku for treason accusation.Before his ascension to lead the Sakakibara clan, historical recorded the Yasumasa only commanded very few of Samurai warriors under him, with only one clan has been identified, which

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2912-407: Was the daimyō of Bizen and Mimasaka Provinces (modern Okayama Prefecture ), and one of the council of Five Elders appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi . Son of Ukita Naoie , he married Gōhime , a daughter of Maeda Toshiie . Having fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Battle of Sekigahara he was exiled to the island prison of Hachijō-jima , where he died. Hideie's father Ukita Naoie

2968-483: Was the owner of a sword named Sakakibara-Masamune , which he presented to Tokugawa Ieyasu . The sword is preserved for centuries by Matsudaira clan . However, it was destroyed during Bombing of Tokyo . According to Yasuo Hagiwara, he was known for his clever mind and brilliant strategy, which shown when he trick Ishida Mitsunari into believing there are huge army of 100,000 soldiers under Yasumasa came to Ōmi, despite Yasumasa himself only brough 3,000 soldiers. There

3024-527: Was traditionally serve under the Sakai clan , a fudai lord under Sakai Tadanao, who was in turn a vassal of the Matsudaira clan. This classified them as baishin, or "rear vassals." The young Yasumasa interacted with Matsudaira Motoyasu (later Tokugawa Ieyasu) often from a young age and was soon appointed his page. Due to his valor at Battle of Batogahara in 1564 against the Ikkō-ikki rebels in Mikawa, he

3080-611: Was transferred to the Shirakawa Domain in Mutsu Province on July 4, 1643, the Tatebayashi domain was abolished and the domain became Tenryō (territory under the direct control of the shogunate). In unspecified time, Yasumasa has acquired a Gusoku style armor from Mizuno Nobumoto , uncle of Ieyasu, which Yasumasa always wearing during battles under the service of Ieyasu out of respect to Nobumoto. Yasumasa also own Gusoku armor with Nanban- Dō (european style armor). Yasumasa

3136-557: Was when he conquered many Takeda clan castles in Tōtōmi Province from the span of 1574-1579. His court title during Toyotomi Hideyoshi government was Shikibu-Shō (式部大輔). During Tokugawa shogunate , he was appointed as Rōjū , or elder councillor. Sakakibara Yasumasa was born in the year Tenmon-17 (1548), the second son of Sakakibara Nagamasa, in the Ueno district of Mikawa Province. The Sakakibara clan branch which Yasumasa hailed,

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