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* ''Died: [[1600]]''

* ''Died: [[1600]]''

Mitsunari was the son of [[Ishida Masatsugu]] and was born at Ishida in [[Omi province|Ômi Province]]. He was recruited into [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hashiba (Toyotomi) Hideyoshi's]] service around [[1578]], in part due to his cultural acuity. While he saw military service at [[Battle of Shizugatake|Shizugatake]] and elsewhere, his main function was that of an administrator. He accumulated a fief of some 200,000 koku and was given [[Sawayama castle|Sawayama Castle]] in Ômi. He became distrusted and disliked by many, in part due to his 'civilian' nature and in part to the power he wielded within the Toyotomi goverment. He issued numerous orders in Hideyoshi's name and often acted as Hideyoshi's representative. He was dispatched to Korea during the second campaign there in [[1597]] as Inspector of Forces. In the course of carrying out his duties he earned the hatred of both [[Kuroda Yoshitaka]] and [[Kobayakawa Hideaki]], whom Ishida reported as being lax in their conduct.  

Mitsunari was the son of [[Ishida Masatsugu]] and was born at Ishida in [[Omi province|Ômi Province]]. He was recruited into [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hashiba (Toyotomi) Hideyoshi's]] service around [[1578]], in part due to his cultural acuity. While he saw military service at [[Battle of Shizugatake|Shizugatake]] and elsewhere, his main function was that of an administrator. He accumulated a fief of some 200,000 koku and was given [[Sawayama castle|Sawayama Castle]] in Ômi. He became distrusted and disliked by many, in part due to his 'civilian' nature and in part to the power he wielded within the Toyotomi goverment. He issued numerous orders in Hideyoshi's name and often acted as Hideyoshi's representative. He was dispatched to Korea during the [[Korean Invasions|second campaign]] there in [[1597]] as Inspector of Forces. In the course of carrying out his duties he earned the hatred of both [[Kuroda Yoshitaka]] and [[Kobayakawa Hideaki]], whom Ishida reported as being lax in their conduct.  

In [[1598]] Mitsunari was named one of the Five Commisoners (go-bugyo) responsible with maintaining the civil affairs of the realm while Hideyori came of age. He was out-spoken and at times tactless, but held enough support to challenge [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], the most powerful of the Regents. He argued - with some cause - that Ieyasu was undermining both the legacy of the late Taikô and his final wishes. Ieyasu countered by painting Mistunari (also with some validity) as an unscrupulous schemer. Mistunari went so far as to attempt the assassination of Ieyasu in [[1599]], and narrowly avoided his own death at the hands of several Tokugawa loyalists (thanks, ironically and mysteriously, to help from Ieyasu himself).  

In [[1598]] Mitsunari was named one of the Five Commisoners (go-bugyo) responsible with maintaining the civil affairs of the realm while Hideyori came of age. He was out-spoken and at times tactless, but held enough support to challenge [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], the most powerful of the Regents. He argued - with some cause - that Ieyasu was undermining both the legacy of the late Taikô and his final wishes. Ieyasu countered by painting Mistunari (also with some validity) as an unscrupulous schemer. Mistunari went so far as to attempt the assassination of Ieyasu in [[1599]], and narrowly avoided his own death at the hands of several Tokugawa loyalists (thanks, ironically and mysteriously, to help from Ieyasu himself).