Terumasa Ikeda

Japanese: 池田輝政 - いけだ・てるまさ

Year of death: January 25, 1613 (March 16, 1613)
Year of birth: December 29, 1565 (January 31, 1565)
A feudal lord in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. His childhood name was Koshin. He was commonly known as Sanzaemon-no-jo. His given name was also Terumasa. He was the son of the daughter of Ikeda Tsuneoki and Arao Zenji. He was born in Kiyosu, Owari Province (Kiyosu Town, Aichi Prefecture). In 1580, he accompanied his father to the siege of Araki Murashige's subordinate castle, Hanakuma Castle (Kobe City). In 1581, during the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, he lost his father Tsuneoki and his older brother Motosuke, who had sided with Hashiba (Toyotomi) Hideyoshi, at Nagakute. With his father and brother killed in battle, he inherited the family headship and became lord of Ogaki Castle. The following year, Hideyoshi bestowed Gifu Castle in Mino with a fief of 100,000 koku. In 1582, after taking part in the Kyushu campaign, he was given the surname Hashiba. 1583, when Emperor Yozei visited Hideyoshi's Jurakutei, he accompanied him on horseback. At this time, he was given the surname Toyotomi and became a chamberlain of the fourth rank. In the same year, he participated in the Siege of Odawara and the Oshu Conquest, and after his triumphant return, he was transferred to Yoshida in Mikawa (Toyohashi City) with a fief of 152,000 koku. In Bunroku 3 (1594), Hideyoshi ordered him to take Tokugawa Ieyasu's daughter, Tokuhime (Ryoshoin), as his successor. This earned him favorable treatment from Ieyasu, and became the background for building the foundation for the prosperity of the Ikeda clan. His lawful wife was Nakagawa Kiyohide's daughter, Daigiin. In the Battle of Sekigahara in Keicho 5 (1600), he belonged to the eastern army and captured Gifu Castle, where Oda Hidenobu was holed up. He led the vanguard in the decisive battle. After the war, he was awarded 520,000 koku in Harima Himeji for his achievements. At the same time, his younger brother Nagayoshi was given 60,000 koku in Inaba Tottori. After entering Himeji Castle, he began large-scale reconstruction of the castle grounds. In the same year, when Ieyasu visited the Imperial Palace to assume the position of Shogun, he was promoted to Shosho and accompanied Ieyasu in his palanquin. In the 14th year, large ships were banned from entering the western provinces, but Terumasa was allowed to enter only. This was an example of preferential treatment given to Terumasa. In the 17th year, he was appointed to the rank of Shoshi no Ge and given the surname Matsudaira. They were known in the world as Himeji Chancellor with a stipend of one million koku and Shogun of the Western Provinces. Terumasa was given 520,000 koku, his younger brother Nagayoshi was given 60,000 koku, his second son Tadatsugu was given 280,000 koku in Bizen in 1605, and his third son Tadao was given 60,000 koku in Awaji in 1612, giving the family a total estate of 920,000 koku. <References> Hashimoto Masatsugu, History of Himeji Castle (reprinted, 1973)

(Akio Hirano)

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Japanese:

没年：慶長18.1.25(1613.3.16)
生年：永禄7.12.29(1565.1.31)
安土桃山時代の大名。幼名は古新。通称は三左衛門尉。諱は照政とも。池田恒興と荒尾善次の娘の子。尾張国清洲(愛知県清洲町)生まれ。天正8(1580)年荒木村重の属城花熊城(神戸市)攻めに,父に従い参陣する。同12年小牧・長久手の戦において,羽柴(豊臣)秀吉に味方した父恒興と兄元助を,長久手で失う。父兄の戦死によって家督を継承し,大垣城主となる。翌13年秀吉から美濃岐阜城を与えられ,10万石を領する。同15年九州征討従軍後,羽柴の苗字を与えられる。同16年後陽成天皇が秀吉の聚楽亭に行幸した際,騎馬で供奉した。このとき,豊臣の姓を受け,従四位下侍従となった。同18年小田原の役や奥州征討に従い,凱旋後三河吉田(豊橋市)15万2000石に移封された。文禄3(1594)年秀吉の命により徳川家康の娘督姫(良正院)を継室とした。このことが,家康から優遇され,池田家繁栄の基盤を築く背景となる。なお,正室は中川清秀の娘(大義院)である。慶長5(1600)年関ケ原戦には東軍に属し,織田秀信のこもる岐阜城を攻略。決戦には先陣を務めた。戦後その功により播磨姫路52万石に封ぜられた。同時に,弟長吉が因幡鳥取6万石を与えられる。姫路入城後,城郭の大規模な改築に着手した。同8年家康が征夷大将軍就任に参内したとき,少将に昇進し,家康の乗輿に従った。同14年西国の大型船が禁止されたが,輝政のみ許可された。輝政優遇の一事例である。同17年正四位下参議に叙任され,松平姓を与えられた。世上,姫路宰相百万石,西国将軍などと称された。輝政が52万石,弟長吉が6万石,慶長8年に次男忠継が備前28万石,同15年に3男忠雄が淡路6万石を与えられ,一族の合計所領高が92万石にのぼることによる。<参考文献>橋本政次『姫路城史』(復刻,1973)

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