About Abe Masakatsu
Lived 1541 – 1600 (aged 58). Abe Masakatsu was a Japanese samurai and military commander.
was a Japanese samurai of the Abe clan of Mikawa who served Tokugawa Ieyasu. The son of Abe Masanobu, Masakatsu served Ieyasu from a young age, first accompanying him to Sunpu as a hostage. In 1590, Ieyasu gave him Ichihara in Izu Province, and Hatogaya, in Musashi Province, which brought Masakatsu's income to 5,000 koku. Masakatsu also received the honorary surname of Toyotomi from Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1594. Masakatsu died at Osaka in 1600; his successor, Abe Masatsugu, received an increase in stipend, making his inherited landholding at Hatogaya a han.
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Who was Abe Masakatsu?
Japanese samurai
When was Abe Masakatsu born?
Abe Masakatsu was born on 4 July 1541.
When did Abe Masakatsu die?
Abe Masakatsu died on 19 May 1600 in Osaka.
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Abe Masakatsu was a samurai and military commander.
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Abe Masakatsu was Japanese.
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