Hachisuka Yoshishige
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- Death: 1615
- Titles: Awa no Kami
- Distinction: Toyotomi, Tokugawa retainer
- Japanese: 蜂須賀至鎮 (Hachisuka Yoshishige)
Yoshshige was a son of Hachisuka Iemasa and inherited his father's fief at Tokushima in Awa province when Iemasa retired. He supported Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Sekigahara Campaign (1600) and later served him at Osaka castle (1615). Soon afterwards he was given Awaji Island to add to his domain.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
