Honda Tadakatsu | |
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本多 忠勝 | |
Daimyo of Ōtaki Domain | |
In office 1590–1601 | |
Succeeded by | Honda Tadatomo |
Daimyo of Kuwana Domain | |
In office 1601–1609 | |
Succeeded by | Honda Tadamasa |
Personal details | |
Born | March 17, 1548 Mikawa Province, Japan |
Died | December 3, 1610 (aged 62) Edo, Japan |
Relations | Sanada Nobuyuki (son-in-law) |
Children | Komatsuhime Honda Tadatomo Honda Tadamasa |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Matsudaira clan Tokugawa clan Eastern Army Tokugawa shogunate |
Rank | Buke Shitsuyaku[1][2] |
Unit | Honda clan |
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Honda Tadakatsu (本多 忠勝, March 17, 1548 – December 3, 1610), also called Honda Heihachirō (本多 平八郎) was a Japanese samurai, general, and daimyo of the late Sengoku through early Edo periods, who served Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Honda Tadakatsu was one of the Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings (Shitennō) along with Ii Naomasa, Sakakibara Yasumasa, and Sakai Tadatsugu.[3] It was reported that he never suffered any single wound despite participating in a total of 57 military campaign throughout his life.
For his fighting prowess on the battlefield Honda Tadakatsu has earned many praises from various contemporary figures such as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and even Ieyasu himself.