Sakai Tadatsugu
Sakai Tadatsugu (酒井 忠次, 1527 – 17 December 1596) was one of the most favored and most successful military commanders serving Tokugawa Ieyasu in the late-Sengoku period. He is regarded as one of the Four Guardians of the Tokugawa (Tokugawa-Shitennō). along with Honda Tadakatsu, Ii Naomasa, and Sakakibara Yasumasa.
Sakai Tadatsugu | |
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| 酒井 忠次 | |
portrait of Sakai Tadatsugu | |
| Lord of Yoshida | |
| In office 1565–1578 | |
| Succeeded by | Sakai Ietsugu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1527 Mikawa province |
| Died | December 17, 1596 Kyoto |
| Nickname | "Boar Slayer" (inokiri) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Matsudaira clan Imagawa clan Tokugawa clan |
| Unit | Sakai clan |
| Commands | Yoshida Castle |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Terabe Siege of Marune Battle of Batogahara Battle of Mikatagahara Siege of Yoshida Castle Battle of Nagashino Battle of Komaki and Nagakute |
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