Okazaki Three Magistrates

…From 1535 (Tenbun 4), he served three generations of Tokugawa Ieyasu, including his grandfather Kiyoyasu, his father Hirotada, and Ieyasu, and demonstrated military achievements. In 1580 (Tensho 8), he became a magistrate along with Takachika Kiyonaga and Amano Yasukage, and was well known as one of the three Okazaki magistrates. He was nicknamed "Oni Sakuza" for his strong-willed and easily angered personality. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Okazaki Three Magistrates" is listed below.

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…1535年(天文4)より徳川家康の祖父清康，ついで父広忠，家康の3代に歴仕し，武功をあらわした。80年(天正8)高力清長，天野康景とともに奉行となり，岡崎三奉行の一人として著名。剛邁で怒りやすい性格から〈鬼作左〉と呼ばれた。…

※「岡崎三奉行」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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