Ii Naomasa | |
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| 井伊 直政 | |
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| Head of Ii clan | |
| In office 1582–1602 | |
| Preceded by | Ii Naotora |
| Succeeded by | Ii Naokatsu |
| Daimyō of Sawayama | |
| In office 1600–1600 | |
| Preceded by | Ishida Mitsunari |
| Daimyō of Takasaki | |
| In office 1590–1600 | |
| Succeeded by | Sakai Ietsugu |
| Daimyō of Hikone | |
| In office 1600–1602 | |
| Succeeded by | Ii Naokatsu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 4, 1561 Tōtōmi Province, Japan |
| Died | March 24, 1602 (aged 41) Edo, Japan |
| Spouse | Tobai-in |
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| Nickname(s) | Aka-oni Hitokiri-Hyōbu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Tokugawa clan Eastern Army Tokugawa shogunate |
| Rank | Buke Shitsuyaku[1][2] Jijū Hyōbu-daifū / Shūri-dayū |
| Unit | .svg){kind=small} Ii clan Red Guard brigade (赤備え) |
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Ii Naomasa (井伊 直政, March 4, 1561 – March 24, 1602) was a general under the Sengoku period daimyō, and later shōgun, Tokugawa Ieyasu.[3] He led the clan after the death of Ii Naotora. He married Tobai-in, Matsudaira Yasuchika's daughter and adopted daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Ii Naomasa joined the ranks of the Tokugawa clan in the mid-1570s, rising swiftly through the ranks and became particularly famous after the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, as he is recognized as one of the Four Guardians of the Tokugawa along with Honda Tadakatsu, Sakakibara Yasumasa, and Sakai Tadatsugu. Ii Naomasa then eventually became the master of a sizable holding in Ōmi Province, following the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600.[3]
His office in the Imperial Japan ministries was Hyōbu-daifū.[a]
Ii Naomasa was also notable for his command over an elite troops which named Red Guards (赤備え)(akazonae) that formerly served the Takeda clan.
- ^ Antoine Rous marquis de La Mazelière (1907). Le Japon: Le Japon des Tokugawa (in French). Plon-Nourrit et cie. p. 160. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ James Murdoch (1996). A History of Japan, Volume 2. Psychology Press. p. 712. ISBN 0415150760. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b 井伊直政 -Hatabo's Homepage Archived 2003-09-08 at archive.today
- ^ Noda 2017, p. 85.
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