Tokugawa Shitenno

• Japanese: 徳川四天王 (Tokugawa Shitennou)

A term used to refer to four of Tokugawa Ieyasu’s retainers who are most associated with his rise to hegemony: Honda Tadakatsu, Ii Naomasa, Sakai Tadatsugu, and Sakikabara Yasumasa.

References

• Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005