He was born the son of [[Sengoku period|Sengoku]] ''daimyô'' [[Kobori Masatsugu]], in the village of Kobori in [[Omi province|Ômi province]] (today the city of Nagahama). His mother was from the [[Isono clan]]. | He was born the son of [[Sengoku period|Sengoku]] ''daimyô'' [[Kobori Masatsugu]], in the village of Kobori in [[Omi province|Ômi province]] (today the city of Nagahama). His mother was from the [[Isono clan]]. |