Sassa Narimasa
Sassa Narimasa | |
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佐々 成政 | |
Lord of Toyama | |
In office 1581–1585 | |
Preceded by | Jinbō Nagatsumi |
Succeeded by | Maeda Toshiie |
Lord of Komaru Castle | |
In office 1575–1581 | |
Personal details | |
Born | February 6, 1536 Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Owari Province, Japan |
Died | July 7, 1588 | (aged 52)
Spouse(s) | Jikoin (wife) Sayuri (concubine) |
Nickname | "Kura-no-suke" |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Oda clan Tokugawa clan |
Sassa Narimasa (佐々 成政, February 6, 1536 – July 7, 1588) was a Japanese samurai lord of the Sengoku through Azuchi–Momoyama periods.[1] He entered Oda Nobunaga's service at the age of 14 and remained in his service throughout Nobunaga's rise to power. He was a member of the so-called Echizen Sanninshu (Echizen Triumvir) along with Maeda Toshiie and Fuwa Mitsuharu. He was also known as Kura-no-suke (内蔵助).
Early life
Sassa Narimasa was born to Sassa Morimasa in what is now
In 1560, after his brothers were killed in battle, Narimasa took over the family estate and became the lord of the Hirajo Castle.
Military life
Narimasa served Nobunaga throughout the latter's career. He was noted for his ability to lead matchlock forces, a position he regularly held.
In 1567, he fought in the
In 1570, Narimasa participated in the Siege of Kanegasaki, leading a few armed forces of horse guards, and worked to support Hashiba Hideyoshi using a firearms troop. Later, he fought the Azai and Asakura clans in the Battle of Anegawa, where he was in the rear guard.
In 1575, Narimasa fought at the Battle of Nagashino against Takeda Katsuyori from Takeda clan. Later, he was given Komaru Castle in Echizen, where he had recently helped put down rioting Ikkō-ikki, and became a member of Echizen Sanninshu (Echizen Triumvir).
In 1577, he participated in the Battle of Tedorigawa against Uesugi Kenshin from the Uesugi clan.
In 1580, he was involved in stabilizing the
In 1581, he defended Toyama Castle against Kawada Nagayori in the Battle of Arakawa.
In 1582, he and Shibata Katsuie successfully laid siege to Uozu against Uesugi Kagekatsu from the Uesugi clan.[4] He was granted Etchū Province as a reward for helping Shibata Katsuie fight the Uesugi clan.
In 1582, after Oda Nobunaga's death at
In 1584, during the battle of Komaki Nagakute, he and the Tokugawa alliance unsuccessfully challenged the Toyotomi force under Maeda Toshiie at the Siege of Suemori.
In 1585, he was defeated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at Siege of Toyama, and later Narimasa submitted to Hideyoshi and his life was spared.
In 1587, after the
Death
In 1588, however, due to difficulties in suppressing a Higo Province local revolt, he committed suicide (seppuku) by Hideyoshi's instruction.[1] The insurrection stemmed from survey of his province, which resulted in a change in the distance in which farmers transported their tax rice from 3 ri to 8 ri.[6]
Later, after Higo Province was confiscated from Sassa Narimasa, land in Higo (roughly half of the province) and
Family
- Father: Sassa Morimasa
- Siblings:
- Sassa Magosuke (distinguished as one of the Seven Spears of Azukizaka. Died in Battle of Inabugaharaagainst Oda Nobuyuki; 1556)
- Sassa "Hayato no Kami" Masatsugu (distinguished as one of the Seven Spears of Azukizaka. Died in battle of Okehazama; 1560)
- Sassa Magosuke (distinguished as one of the Seven Spears of Azukizaka. Died in
- Wife:
- Haruhime
- Jiko-in
- Concubine:
- Sayuri
- Children:
- Matsuchiyomaru (died in third siege of Nagashimain 1574).
- Zuizen-in, wife of Narimasa's vassal, Matsubara Gorobe.
- Teruko (d. 1630), married kuge Takatsukasa Nobufusa and they had a son, Nobuhisa and a daughter, Takako.[7][8]
- Mitsuhide-in, wife of Nobunaga's seventh son, Oda Nobutaka (Oda Nobutaka by Kyōun'in, later Toyotomi Takajuro (1576–1602) adopted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
- Shoju-in, wife of Narimasa's vassal, Jinbo Ujioki.
- Matsuchiyomaru (died in third
Notes
- ^ a b c "佐々成政資料館". Archived from the original on 2007-01-17.
- ^ Owada, Tetsuo (14 June 2020). "織田信長(下)唯我独尊が招いた相次いだ謀反… 久秀、村重、そして光秀" [Nobunaga Oda (Part 2): A Series of Rebellions Caused by Self-Respect... Hisahide, Murashige, and Mitsuhide]. Otonanswer (in Japanese). Media Vague. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Owada, Tetsuo (25 October 2020). "前田利家 武勇と仁愛を兼備、秀吉を支えた「槍の又左」" [Maeda Toshiie - The "Mataza of the Spear" Who Supported Hideyoshi with His Combination of Bravery and Humanity]. Otonanswer (in Japanese). Media Vague. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ISBN 1854095234.
- ISBN 0-674-39026-1.
- ISBN 978-1-136-52380-9.
- ^ 鷹司家(摂家) Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ japan world
See also
- ISBN 9780026205405.