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* ''Born: [[1548]]''
* ''Died: [[1609]]''
* ''Sons: [[Tanaka Yoshimune]]''
* ''Titles: Chikugo no kami, Hyôbu daisuke''
* ''Distinction: [[Oda clan (Owari)|Oda]], [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]], [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] retainer''
Yoshimasa served all three of the 'Unifiers' and received [[Okazaki castle]] in [[Mikawa province]] in [[1590]]. He sent his son Yoshimune to [[Battle of Sekigahara|Sekigahara]] with 3,000 men and was afterwards awarded a 320,000 [[koku]] fief in [[Chikugo province]] at [[Kurume]]. Like [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi]], Yoshimasa came from the humblest of roots but gained a high position due to his natural talents.
==References==
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