Tokugawa forcesSakakibara
Sakakibara Yasumasa
榊原康政
“One of Tokugawa's Four Guardians”
1548–1606 (aged 59)
- Rank / office
- Shikibu-no-taifu
- Domain / base
- Tatebayashi, Kōzuke
- Banner / crest
- Genji wheel
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
He served Ieyasu as a page, saw his first action in the Mikawa Ikkō uprising and thereafter led the vanguard in battle after battle as one of the Four Guardians. He is known for his banner bearing the single character "nothing." At Komaki and Nagakute he circulated a proclamation attacking Hideyoshi's lowly birth and enraged him, but after the peace Hideyoshi is said to have praised his prowess. Under the Tokugawa he held Tatebayashi in Kōzuke, 100,000 koku.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1563Eiroku 6
The Mikawa Uprising
Saw his first action against the Ikkō uprising and won Ieyasu's recognition.
- 1570Genki 1
Battle of Anegawa
Fought the Asakura with the Tokugawa and added to his record of service.
Battle of Anegawa 1,500 troops Watch in 3D › A young Tokugawa warrior. He swung wide around the Asakura flank, split their formation and touched off the collapse. - 1584Tenshō 12
Komaki and Nagakute
Issued a proclamation denouncing Hideyoshi and distinguished himself at Nagakute.
