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Following the [[battle of Sekigahara]] in [[1600]], the Toyotomi, under [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] heir [[Toyotomi Hideyori]], remained in Osaka and maintained a strong, if temporarily quieted, body of supporters. [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] based himself in [[Osaka castle]] for the first few years of the 17th century, but by the 1610s, Toyotomi Hideyori (17 years old in 1610) was regaining strength. He worked to have his father's temple of [[Hoko-ji|Hôkô-ji]] rebuilt, and in [[1614]] requested shogunal permission to have the temple rededicated; a series of communications back and forth between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa culminated in one which the Tokugawa interpreted as containing a hidden message challenging Tokugawa hegemony. On [[1614]]/9/7, in anticipation of conflict with the Toyotomi, the Tokugawa ordered the heads of the [[Mori clan|Môri]], [[Nabeshima clan|Nabeshima]], [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]], and several other clans to come to [[Edo]] to formally re-affirm their oaths of loyalty to Ieyasu and his son, the Shogun [[Tokugawa Hidetada|Hidetada]], in person.

Following the [[battle of Sekigahara]] in [[1600]], the Toyotomi, under [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] heir [[Toyotomi Hideyori]], remained in Osaka and maintained a strong, if temporarily quieted, body of supporters. [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] based himself in [[Osaka castle]] for the first few years of the 17th century, but by the 1610s, Toyotomi Hideyori (17 years old in 1610) was regaining strength. He worked to have his father's temple of [[Hoko-ji|Hôkô-ji]] rebuilt, and in [[1614]] requested shogunal permission to have the temple rededicated; a series of communications back and forth between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa culminated in one which the Tokugawa interpreted as containing a hidden message challenging Tokugawa hegemony. On [[1614]]/9/7, in anticipation of conflict with the Toyotomi, the Tokugawa ordered the heads of the [[Mori clan|Môri]], [[Nabeshima clan|Nabeshima]], [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]], and several other clans to come to [[Edo]] to formally re-affirm their oaths of loyalty to Ieyasu and his son, the Shogun [[Tokugawa Hidetada|Hidetada]], in person.

Ieyasu and Hidetada issued orders on 10/1 for a number of ''daimyô'' of eastern Japan to muster forces in preparation for an attack on Osaka. A number of ''daimyô'' previously loyal to the Toyotomi, who were already resident in Edo at that time became, essentially, political hostages, while a number of more trusted lords were made to travel to [[Sunpu]], where they were interviewed by Ieyasu to confirm their loyalty.

Ieyasu and Hidetada issued orders on 10/1 for a number of ''daimyô'' of eastern Japan to muster forces in preparation for an attack on Osaka. A number of ''daimyô'' previously loyal to the Toyotomi, who were already resident in Edo at that time became, essentially, political hostages, while a number of more trusted lords were made to travel to [[Sunpu]], where they were interviewed by Ieyasu to confirm their loyalty. Ultimately, while Toyotomi Hideyori enjoyed the support of as many as one hundred thousand ''[[ronin]]'' who had lost their lords in the wars of the preceding years and decades, not a single ''daimyô'' fought for the Toyotomi at Osaka.<ref>Morgan Pitelka, "Name and Fame: Material Objects as Authority, Security, and Legacy," Mary Elizabeth Berry, Marcia Yonemoto (eds.), ''What Is a Family?: Answers from Early Modern Japan'', University of California Press (2019), 111.</ref>

==Winter Campaign==

==Winter Campaign==