Eastern ArmyTokugawa
Tokugawa Ieyasu
徳川家康
“Tōshō Daigongen”
1543–1616 (aged 74)
- Rank / office
- Shogun / Chancellor of the Realm
- Domain / base
- Mikawa → the Kantō → all Japan
- Banner / crest
- Triple hollyhock
- Battles in 3D
- 9 battles
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
A man's life is like walking a long road with a heavy burden. Do not hurry.
Attributed precepts of Ieyasu
Born a minor lord of Mikawa, he spent his childhood as a hostage of the Imagawa and the Oda. Okehazama gave him his independence; allied with Nobunaga, he expanded his domain. Routed by Shingen at Mikatagahara, he bided his time, and after Hideyoshi's death seized real power at Sekigahara. He founded the shogunate in Edo and, by destroying the Toyotomi at Osaka, laid the foundation of more than 260 years of peace.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1560Eiroku 3
Okehazama and independence
Fought as the Imagawa vanguard. On Yoshimoto's death he returned to Okazaki and struck out on his own.
Battle of Okehazama 2,500 troops Watch in 3D › The future Tokugawa Ieyasu. As the Imagawa vanguard he took Marune fort and carried out the vital task of bringing supplies into Ōdaka Castle. - 1570
Battle of Anegawa
Collided with the Asakura on the western wing. Having broken them, he turned on the Azai flank and drew the allied victory within reach.
Anegawa River, Ōmi Province Commander-in-chief 5,000 troops Watch in 3D › - 1573Genki 3
The rout at Mikatagahara
Challenged Shingen and was crushed, fleeing for his life to Hamamatsu Castle: the worst defeat of his career.
Battle of Mikatagahara Commander-in-chief 6,000 troops Watch in 3D › Aged 31, he took the bait and left his castle. He suffered the worst defeat of his life and saved Hamamatsu Castle with the empty-castle ruse. - 1575
Battle of Nagashino
Set up his headquarters on Mount Danjō and faced head-on the Takeda cavalry that had tormented him for years.
Nagashino–Shitaragahara, Mikawa Province Commander-in-chief 8,000 troops Watch in 3D › - 1584
Battle of Komaki and Nagakute
Detected the deep raid and pursued through the night. He posted lookouts on Mount Irogane and crushed the Ikeda and Mori main body at Hotokegane.
Nagakute, Owari Province Commander-in-chief 9,000 troops Watch in 3D › - 1590
Siege of Odawara
Though bound to the Hōjō by marriage, he obeyed Hideyoshi and led the vanguard, camping east of the castle by the Sakawa River. When the Hōjō fell, he was moved to their former lands in the Kantō.
Odawara, Sagami Province 30,000 troops Watch in 3D › - 1600Keichō 5
Sekigahara
Led the Eastern Army to victory over the Western Army and took control of the realm.
Battle of Sekigahara Commander-in-chief 30,000 troops Watch in 3D › Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army. He advanced his headquarters from Mount Momokubari to Jinbano and forced Kobayakawa's defection with the warning volley, deciding the battle. - 1603Keichō 8
The Edo shogunate
Appointed shogun, he established his government in Edo.
- 1614
Winter Siege of Osaka
The retired shogun, aged seventy-three. From his headquarters on Chausuyama he saw the losses at the Sanada-maru, called off the storm, and had the moats filled through bombardment and diplomacy: the old fox at his most cunning, setting the stage for the summer campaign.
Osaka, Settsu Province Commander-in-chief 30,000 troops Watch in 3D › - 1615Keichō 20
Siege of Osaka
Destroyed the Toyotomi house and brought a century of civil war to an end.
Siege of Osaka (Summer Campaign) Commander-in-chief 15,000 troops Watch in 3D › Commander-in-chief at 74. His last battlefield, where the Sanada charges twice split his headquarters and he is said to have prepared for death.
