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* ''Death: [[1631]]''

* ''Death: [[1631]]''

* ''Title: Samanosuke''

* ''Title: Samanosuke''

* ''Son: Akinari''

* ''Son: [[Kato Akinari]]''

* ''Distinction: [[Oda clan|Oda]], [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]], [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] retainer, one of the [[Seven Spears of Shizugatake]]''

* ''Distinction: [[Oda clan|Oda]], [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]], [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] retainer, one of the [[Seven Spears of Shizugatake]]''

Yoshiaki first distinguished himself at the [[Battle of Shizugatake]] ([[1583]]), where he would be remembered as one of that struggle's 'Seven Spears'. He went on to become a naval commander for [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and commanded ships in the [[Kyushu Campaign|Kyushu]] and [[Odawara Campaign|Odawara Campaigns]], after which he was given a 100,000-koku fief in [[Ise province]] at Matsuzaki. He was involved in the bitter naval battles fought off the coast of southern [[Korea]] during the 1st and [[2nd Korean Campaign]], many of which went in favor of the Korean navy. Following the death of Hideyoshi ([[1598]]) Yoshiaki drifted in [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Tokugawa Ieyasu's]] camp and fought for him during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] ([[1600]]). At the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] he commanded 3,000 men in the Tokugawa vanguard and clashed with the forces of [[Shima Sakon]]. After the battle his fief was increased to 200,000 koku.

Yoshiaki first distinguished himself at the [[Battle of Shizugatake]] ([[1583]]), where he would be remembered as one of that struggle's 'Seven Spears'. He went on to become a naval commander for [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and commanded ships in the [[Kyushu Campaign|Kyushu]] and [[Odawara Campaign|Odawara Campaigns]], after which he was given a 100,000-koku fief in [[Ise province]] at Matsuzaki. He was involved in the bitter naval battles fought off the coast of southern [[Korea]] during the 1st and 2nd [[Korean Invasions|Korean Campaign]], many of which went in favor of the Korean navy. Following the death of Hideyoshi ([[1598]]) Yoshiaki drifted in [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Tokugawa Ieyasu's]] camp and fought for him during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] ([[1600]]). At the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] he commanded 3,000 men in the Tokugawa vanguard and clashed with the forces of [[Shima Sakon]]. After the battle his fief was increased to 200,000 koku.

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