Changes

In Spring [[1582]] the Tokugawa joined Nobunaga in finally invading and destroying the Takeda and for his efforts Ieyasu received [[Suruga province]], an acquisition which must have brought him no small private satisfaction. He now bordered the Hojo, and cautiously sounded them out, his efforts helped in part by a personal friendship from his hostage days in Sumpu, [[Hojo Ujinori]], bother of the daimyo, Ujimasa.  

In Spring [[1582]] the Tokugawa joined Nobunaga in finally invading and destroying the Takeda and for his efforts Ieyasu received [[Suruga province]], an acquisition which must have brought him no small private satisfaction. He now bordered the Hojo, and cautiously sounded them out, his efforts helped in part by a personal friendship from his hostage days in Sumpu, [[Hojo Ujinori]], bother of the daimyo, Ujimasa.  

Ieyasu was staying in Sakai ([[Settsu province]]) when Nobunaga was killed by [[Akechi Mitushide]] in June 1582 and narrowly escaped with his own life back to Mikawa. The Tokugawa were not in a position to challenge Mitsuhide, but did take advantage of the uncertainty following the [[Battle of Yamazaki]] to take Kai and Shinano, a move that prompted the Hojo to send troops into Kai; no real fighting occurred, and the Tokugawa and Hojo made peace. Ieyasu gave some of his lands in Kai and Shinano to the Hojo, though found himself embarrassed in this respect by Sanada Masayuki the following year. In the meantime, Ieyasu readily availed himself of the example of government left behind by Takeda Shingen and was quick to employ surviving Takeda men within his own retainer band. He avoided becoming involved in the conflict between [[Shibata Katsuie]] and Toyotomi Hideyoshi that culminated in the [[Battle of Shizugatake]] ([[1583]]), but became aware that sooner or later Hideyoshi would come to test his own resolve.

Ieyasu was staying in Sakai ([[Settsu province]]) when Nobunaga was killed by [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] in June 1582 and narrowly escaped with his own life back to Mikawa. The Tokugawa were not in a position to challenge Mitsuhide, but did take advantage of the uncertainty following the [[Battle of Yamazaki]] to take Kai and Shinano, a move that prompted the Hojo to send troops into Kai; no real fighting occurred, and the Tokugawa and Hojo made peace. Ieyasu gave some of his lands in Kai and Shinano to the Hojo, though found himself embarrassed in this respect by Sanada Masayuki the following year. In the meantime, Ieyasu readily availed himself of the example of government left behind by Takeda Shingen and was quick to employ surviving Takeda men within his own retainer band. He avoided becoming involved in the conflict between [[Shibata Katsuie]] and Toyotomi Hideyoshi that culminated in the [[Battle of Shizugatake]] ([[1583]]), but became aware that sooner or later Hideyoshi would come to test his own resolve.

==Rise to Power==

==Rise to Power==