Hideyasu was the second son of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Ieyasu]]. He was brought up under the supervision of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and accompanied him on the [[Kyushu Campaign]]. Hideyasu was adopted by [[Yuki Harutomo|Yûki Harutomo]] in [[1590]], and inherited a 100,000 ''[[koku]]'' fief in [[Shimosa province|Shimosa]] from his adoptive father Harumoto. During the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] ([[1600]]), Hideyasu provided valuable assistance in the containment of [[Uesugi Kagekatsu]] and was afterwards transferred to a 67,000 ''koku'' fief in [[Echizen province|Echizen]] ([[Kitanosho castle|Kita-no-shô]]). He was also acting as the keeper of Fushimi castle when he died in [[1607]], and some have suggested his affinity for the [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]] house in which he had been raised contributed to his untimely death. He was succeeded in Echizen by his son [[Yuki Tadanao|Tadanao]] ([[1595]]-[[1650]]). A younger son, [[Yuki Tadamasa|Tadamasa]], is reputed to have taken no fewer then 57 heads at [[Osaka castle]] ([[1614]]-[[1615|15]]). | Hideyasu was the second son of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Ieyasu]]. He was brought up under the supervision of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and accompanied him on the [[Kyushu Campaign]]. Hideyasu was adopted by [[Yuki Harutomo|Yûki Harutomo]] in [[1590]], and inherited a 100,000 ''[[koku]]'' fief in [[Shimosa province|Shimosa]] from his adoptive father Harumoto. During the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] ([[1600]]), Hideyasu provided valuable assistance in the containment of [[Uesugi Kagekatsu]] and was afterwards transferred to a 67,000 ''koku'' fief in [[Echizen province|Echizen]] ([[Kitanosho castle|Kita-no-shô]]). He was also acting as the keeper of Fushimi castle when he died in [[1607]], and some have suggested his affinity for the [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]] house in which he had been raised contributed to his untimely death. He was succeeded in Echizen by his son [[Yuki Tadanao|Tadanao]] ([[1595]]-[[1650]]). A younger son, [[Yuki Tadamasa|Tadamasa]], is reputed to have taken no fewer then 57 heads at [[Osaka castle]] ([[1614]]-[[1615|15]]). |