Hosokawa Tadaoki (細 川 忠 興?, November 28, 1563 - January 18, 1646 ) is a Japanese daimyo of the end of the Sengoku period and the beginning of the Edo period . 1st ruler of Kokur Khan ( 1602 - 1620 ).
| Hosokawa Tadaoki | |
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| jap. 細 川 忠 興 | |
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| Years of life | |
| Period | Azuchi Momoyama Edo |
| Date of Birth | November 28, 1563 |
| Date of death | January 18, 1646 (82 years old) |
| Posts | |
| Shogunate | Shogunate Tokugawa |
| Khan | Nakatsu Khan (1600-1602) Kokura Khan (1602-1620) |
| Suzerain | Oda Nobunaga Toyotomi Hideyoshi Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Hidetada |
| Family and relatives | |
| Kind | Hosokawa |
| Father | Hosokawa Fujitaka |
| Mother | |
| Successor | Hosokawa Tadatoshi |
| Wives | |
| Legal wife | Hosokawa Grace |
| Children | |
| Sons | 6 sons, the third of them is Hosokawa Tadatoshi |
| Daughters | 4 daughters |
Biography
The eldest son and successor of Hosokawa Fujitaka ( 1534 - 1610 ). At the age of 15, he participated in his first battle, fighting on the side of Oda Nobunaga .
In 1580, Tadaoki took possession of the province of Tango. Soon after, he married Grace ( 1562–1600 ), the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide , known for her commitment to the Christian faith. In 1582, Aketi Mitsuhide rebelled against his lord Oda Nobunaga and besieged him in the Honno-ji temple in the capital. Oda Nobunaga was forced to commit hara-kiri . Akechi Mitsuhide declared himself a shogun and began a power struggle with the other Oda Nobunaga warlords. He sought help from Fujitaka and his son Tadaoka, but they refused to help him.
Hosokawa Tadaoki joined the side of Toyotomi Hideyoshi , on whose side he participated in the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584 . In 1590, he took part in a military campaign against the Go-Hojo clan . Initially led the siege of Nariyama Castle in Izu Province, then joined the main army of Toyotomi Hideyoshi near Odawara . In the 1590s, Hosokawa Tadaoki became close to Tokugawa Ieyasu , who helped him with money.
In 1600, Hosokawa Tadaoki sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu during his fight against Ishida Mitsunari . Before the Battle of Sekigahara, Ishida Mitsunari attempted to take Grazia hostage with the families of other daimyo in Osaka , but Grace chose to die according to her husband’s wishes rather than being taken prisoner.
On October 21, 1600, Hosokawa Tadaoki participated in the Battle of Sekigahara , where he commanded a 5,000th unit at the forefront of the Tokugawa Ieyasu Army. In the same 1600, he received the Nakatsu Khan domain in Buzen province as a reward from the winner. In 1602, Tokugawa Ieyasu granted Tadaoki Kokura Khan in Buzen Province with an income of 370,000 koku rice. In 1614 - 1615, on the side of the Shogunate Tokugawa took part in the Osaka campaign against Toyotomi Hideyori .
In 1620, Hosokawa Tadaoki renounced power in favor of his son Tadatoshi ( 1586 - 1641 ), who became the 2nd daimyo of Kokura Khan ( 1620 - 1633 ). In January 1646, 82-year-old Hosokawa Tadaoki passed away.
Sources
- Sansom George . A History of Japan, 1334-1615. - Stanford, 1961.
- Turnbull S. Samurai. - M .: "AST", 2008. ISBN 978-5-17-040815-3 .