Honda Tadakatsu

Honda Tadakatsu (1548–1610) was a samurai general who served Tokugawa Ieyasu and became renowned as one of the Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings.

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Japanese warlord who founded the Tokugawa shogunate and ruled as shogun from 1603 to 1605. Tadakatsu served Ieyasu from childhood and remained one of his most trusted generals.
Battle of Anegawa: A 1570 battle in which forces led by Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu fought the Azai and Asakura clans. Tadakatsu fought in this early campaign alongside Ieyasu’s forces.
Samurai: The hereditary warrior class that served Japan’s military governments and regional lords. Tadakatsu’s identity and career belonged to this warrior class.
Tonbo-giri: A celebrated Japanese spear associated with Honda Tadakatsu and counted among Japan’s Three Great Spears. The weapon’s name and stories helped make Tadakatsu’s battlefield image memorable.
Sakai Tadatsugu: A samurai retainer of Tokugawa Ieyasu and one of the Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings. He was Tadakatsu’s fellow member of Ieyasu’s celebrated group of senior retainers.
Battle of Mikatagahara: A 1573 battle in which Takeda Shingen’s army defeated Tokugawa Ieyasu’s forces. Tadakatsu took part in one of Ieyasu’s most difficult early defeats.
Sengoku period: A period of civil war and political fragmentation in Japan, conventionally dated from the mid-fifteenth to late-sixteenth century. His rise unfolded during the wars that enabled Ieyasu’s expansion.
Kagotsurube: A famous Japanese sword traditionally associated with Honda Tadakatsu. Its association with Tadakatsu reflects the weapon-centered legends surrounding his reputation.
Ii Naomasa: A samurai general who served Tokugawa Ieyasu and became one of the Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings. He shared Tadakatsu’s standing among Ieyasu’s foremost military commanders.
Battle of Nagashino: A 1575 battle in which Oda and Tokugawa forces defeated the Takeda army. Tadakatsu served in the campaign that checked Takeda expansion.

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