About Honda Yasutoshi
Lived 1569 – 1622 (aged 52–53). Honda Yasutoshi was a Japanese samurai.
(1570 – March 29, 1622) was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi–Momoyama Period through early Edo period, who served the Tokugawa clan; he later became a daimyō. Yasutoshi was the second son of Sakai Tadatsugu; after a time as a hostage to the Oda clan; he was adopted by Honda Tadatsugu in 1580. Upon Tokugawa Ieyasu's move to the Kantō region in 1590, Yasutoshi was granted 5,000 koku of land in Shimōsa Province.
Yasutoshi served at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, for his service there, he was awarded with lordship of the Nishio Domain of Mikawa (20,000 koku). During the Siege of Osaka in 1614, he defended Zeze Castle, and during the battles in the following year, took part in the actual fighting, reportedly taking over 105 heads. As a reward for his service at Osaka, he was moved to the Zeze Domain, and his stipend was increased to 30,000 koku.
Yasutoshi died in early 1621 at the age of 53.
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Who was Honda Yasutoshi?
samurai
When was Honda Yasutoshi born?
Honda Yasutoshi was born in 1569.
When did Honda Yasutoshi die?
Honda Yasutoshi died on 29 March 1622.
What was Honda Yasutoshi's occupation?
Honda Yasutoshi was a samurai.
What nationality was Honda Yasutoshi?
Honda Yasutoshi was Japanese.
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· DBpedia: Honda Yasutoshi (1569–1621)
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