In 1570, Oda Nobunaga declared war on the Asakura family of Echizen and besieged Kanegasaki castle. Nobunaga desired peaceful relations with the Azai clan because of their strategic position in between Oda clan land's and the capital, Kyoto. He married Oda Nobunaga's sister Oichi in 1564. He is remembered as being a capable commander of troops on the battlefield. Nagamasa successfully battled both Rokkaku Yoshikata and Saitō Tatsuoki between 15. Hisamasa retired, and would later commit suicide along with his son in August 1573. Hisamasa had been compelled to step down by many of his retainers in favor of his son, Nagamasa. Early life Īzai Nagamasa was the son of Azai Hisamasa, from whom he inherited clan leadership in 1560. Nagamasa and his clan were destroyed by Nobunaga in August 1573, and he committed seppuku during the siege of Odani Castle. Nagamasa became one of Nobunaga's enemies in 1570 due to the Azai alliance with the Asakura clan, and fought against Nobunaga at major battles including the Battle of Anegawa. Nagamasa was head of the Azai clan seated at Odani Castle in northern Ōmi Province and married Nobunaga's sister Oichi in 1564, fathering her three daughters – Yodo-dono, Ohatsu, and Oeyo – who became prominent figures in their own right. Seeing this as auspicious, Tadakatsu adopted the image of the deer in his efforts to further guide and serve his lord, Ieyasu, something he did bravely and honorably for the remainder of his life.In this Japanese name, the surname is Azai.Īzai Nagamasa ( 浅井 長政, 1545 – 26 September 1573) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period known as the brother-in-law and enemy of Oda Nobunaga.
As he was looking for a way across, a stag deer made it’s way through the shallows, showing Tadakatsu the way. The story goes that after the Battle of Okehazama, Tadakatsu led the then 19 year-old Ieyasu back to Okazaki Castle. The previous days had seen quite a lot of rain, and so the rivers were swollen. One of the reasons for him having deer antlers was not just to make him look stronger or more fearsome, but because of an experience following a decisive battle. Tadakatsu’s helmet looks heavy and awkward with large thick horns mounted on top, however, the antlers were made of a lightweight paper mache covered in lacquer. Honda Tadakatsu’s black armor with its distinctive deer antler fitted helmet was a familiar sight on the battlefield. Takeda Shingen also praised Honda, in saying that saying that “the only things above Tokugawa Ieyasu are his helmet and Honda Tadakatsu “. Similarly, Toyotomi Hideyoshi once commented that among samurai, there was “Honda Tadakatsu in the east and Tachibana Muneshige in the west”. Honda Tadakatsu was called a “samurai among samurai” by Oda Nobunaga. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, surprised at Tadakatsu’s audacity and bravery ordered that no harm come to him or his men. With a just 30 or so mounted samurai, he challenged Hideyoshi’s forces at a ratio of 50 or 60 to 1 from across the Shonai River. While Ieyasu departed to fight the Toyotomi troops at Nagakute, Tadakatsu noticed Hideyoshi leading a large contingent in pursuit. One of Honda Tadakatsu’s finest moments came in 1584 during the Komaki Campaign. As a close retainer of Ieyasu, and a brilliant tactician, he was at Ieyasu’s side at the battles of Okehazama, Anegawa, Mikatagahara, Nagashino, Komaki Nagakute, and of course at Sekigahara.
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