Western ArmyIshida
Ishida Mitsunari
石田三成
“Jibu-no-shō”
1560–1600 (aged 41)
- Rank / office
- Junior Assistant Minister of Civil Administration
- Domain / base
- Sawayama, Ōmi
- Banner / crest
- "Dai-ichi dai-man dai-kichi"
- Battles in 3D
- 2 battles
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Dai-ichi dai-man dai-kichi: one for all, all for one.
Mitsunari's banner
Discovered by Hideyoshi in the tale of the "three cups of tea," he became the administrator who ran land surveys and supply for the Toyotomi government. After Hideyoshi's death he opposed Tokugawa Ieyasu in defence of the Toyotomi house, gathered the Western Army and met him at Sekigahara. Betrayed by Kobayakawa Hideaki and others, he was defeated, captured while hiding in Ōmi, and executed at Rokujō-gawara. He is remembered as an official who died for his principles.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1583Tenshō 11
Hideyoshi's right hand
After Shizugatake his administrative talent placed him at the heart of the Toyotomi government.
- 1590
Siege of Odawara
Punishing the seizure of Nagurumi Castle, Hideyoshi surrounds the Hōjō stronghold of Odawara by land and sea with more than 200,000 troops. After the fall of Yamanaka Castle, the "One-Night Castle" of Ishigakiyama and the loss of their outlying castles, the Hōjō surrender, and Hideyoshi's unification of the realm is all but complete.
Odawara, Sagami Province Watch in 3D › - 1600Keichō 5
The Western Army rises
Raised the Western Army against Ieyasu with Mōri Terumoto as its nominal head.
- 1600Keichō 5
Defeat at Sekigahara
The defection of Kobayakawa and others broke his main force; the army collapsed in half a day.
Battle of Sekigahara 6,000 troops Watch in 3D › The Western Army's commander in all but name. From his headquarters on Mount Sasao he withstood the Eastern assault alongside Shima Sakon and others. - 1600Keichō 5
Rokujō-gawara
Captured and beheaded in Kyoto. He is said never to have bent his convictions.
