Shigetada Sakai

Japanese: 酒井重忠 - さかいしげただ

1549-1617 Azuchi-Toyotomi - A military commander and daimyo in the early Edo period.
Born in 1553. The second son of Sakai Masachika. Serving alongside his father under Tokugawa Ieyasu, he fought in the Battle of Anegawa and the Battle of Nagakute. In 1570, he succeeded the family headship and became the lord of Nishio Castle in Mikawa (Aichi Prefecture). After serving as the lord of Kawagoe Castle in Musashi, he became the first head of the Sakai family to become the lord of Umayabashi (later Maebashi) Domain in Kozuke (Gunma Prefecture) in 1603. He was awarded a stipend of 33,000 koku. He died on July 21, 1520, at the age of 69.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1549－1617　織豊-江戸時代前期の武将,大名。
天文(てんぶん)18年生まれ。酒井正親(まさちか)の次男。父とともに徳川家康につかえ姉川の戦い,長久手(ながくて)の戦いなどに出陣。天正(てんしょう)4年家督をつぎ三河(愛知県)西尾城主。武蔵(むさし)川越城主をへて,慶長6年上野(こうずけ)(群馬県)厩橋(うまやばし)(のち前橋)藩主酒井家初代となった。3万3000石。元和(げんな)3年7月21日死去。69歳。

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