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Takigawa Kazumasu

Oda's Deputy Administrator of the Kanto

1525-1586 · 享年 61歳

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The Power Struggle After Honnoji — The Last Stand of the Kanto Kanreidai Between Nobunaga's Sons

Takigawa Kazumasu had been assigned by Nobunaga just before the Honnoji Incident (1582) to serve as Kanto Kanreidai (lord of Kozuke Umabayashi Castle), spearheading the Oda advance into the Kanto. Receiving news of the incident, he rushed to return west but was defeated by Hojo Ujinao's large army at the Battle of Kannagawa, losing all his Kanto territory. Back in central Japan, he participated in the Kiyosu Conference power struggle between Shibata and Hideyoshi, but was defeated alongside Shibata Katsuie at the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583. In his final years he submitted to Hideyoshi as a vassal, received Ise-Nagashima at 50,000 koku, and died in 1586. Among Nobunaga's retainers, he is remembered for experiencing some of the most dramatic reversals of fortune.

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Born around 1525, reportedly from Omi or Iga. A renowned marksman, he entered Oda Nobunaga's service and was highly valued, becoming daimyo of northern Ise at 120,000 koku and dispatched to Kozuke Umayabashi (modern Maebashi) as Nobunaga's deputy administrator of the Kanto. When Honnoji erupted in 1582, he was in the Kanto and hastened back but was badly defeated by the Hojo at the Battle of Kannagawa, losing his Kanto position. Unable to compete against Hideyoshi, he backed Shibata Katsuie and was defeated at Shizugatake, then surrendered to Hideyoshi and was reduced to about 10,000 koku. He died in 1586 at age 61.

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A brave and proactive commander, expert with firearms, who supported Nobunaga's innovative military strategy. His swift response after Honnoji showed initiative, but his defeat at Kannagawa revealed his limits.

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Takigawa Kazumasu's appointment as Kanto deputy is historically significant as Nobunaga's attempted expansion into the Kanto. The Battle of Kannagawa demonstrated the enduring strength of Hojo authority in the region.

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