Ii Naomasa

Ii Naomasa
井伊 直政
Head of Ii clan
In office
1582–1602
Preceded byIi Naotora
Succeeded byIi Naokatsu
Daimyō of Sawayama
In office
1600–1600
Preceded byIshida Mitsunari
Daimyō of Takasaki
In office
1590–1600
Succeeded bySakai Ietsugu
Daimyō of Hikone
In office
1600–1602
Succeeded byIi Naokatsu
Personal details
BornMarch 4, 1561
Tōtōmi Province, Japan
DiedMarch 24, 1602(1602-03-24) (aged 41)
Edo, Japan
SpouseTobai-in
Parent
Relatives
Nickname(s)Aka-oni
Hitokiri-Hyōbu
Military service
Allegiance Tokugawa clan
Eastern Army
Tokugawa shogunate
RankBuke Shitsuyaku[1][2]
Jijū
Hyōbu-daifū / Shūri-dayū
Unit Ii clan
Red Guard brigade (赤備え)
Battles/wars

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 become 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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ James Murdoch (1996). A History of Japan, Volume 2. Psychology Press. p. 712. ISBN 0415150760. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b 井伊直政 -Hatabo's Homepage Archived 2003-09-08 at archive.today
  4. ^ Noda 2017, p. 85.


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