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* ''Titles: Izumi no kami, Sado no kami''

* ''Titles: Izumi no kami, Sado no kami''

* ''Distinction: [[Asai clan|Asai]], [[Oda clan (Owari)|Oda]], [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]], [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] retainer''

* ''Distinction: [[Asai clan|Asai]], [[Oda clan (Owari)|Oda]], [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]], [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] retainer''

 

Takatora was the son of [[Todo Torataka|Tôdô Torataka]]. He was a samurai of [[Omi province|Ômi province]] who first served the [[Asai clan]] and fought against the [[Oda clan]] at the [[Battle of Anegawa]] ([[1570]]) under [[Isono Kazumasa]]. He later entered the service of the Oda and rose to become a chief retainer of [[Hashiba Hidenaga]], [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] half-brother, and served in the [[Chugoku region|Chûgoku region]] against the [[Mori clan|Môri]]. He also served at the [[Battle of Shizugatake]] ([[1583]]) and after the [[Kyushu Campaign]] saw his income raised to 30,000 ''[[koku]]''. Following service in the [[Korean Campaigns]] (commanding men both on land and sea) he was awarded the fief of [[Ozu han|Ôzu]] in [[Iyo province]] (worth 80,000 ''koku'') in [[1594]]. He drifted into [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Tokugawa Ieyasu's]] camp even prior to the death of Hideyoshi in [[1598]], sending hostages to [[Edo castle]] that year. He accordingly sided with Ieyasu during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] and commanded 2,500 men in the forefront at the battle. Afterwards his holdings in Iyo were increased to 200,000 ''koku''. He was transferred to [[Ise province]] in [[1608]] and saw his income increased to 333,950 ''koku''. He was active in the [[Osaka Summer Campaign]]--he defeated [[Chosokabe Morichika|Chôsokabe Morichika]] at the [[Battle of Yao]] but suffered the loss of two sons in the course of the fighting. Takatora was by that time highly regarded by Tokugawa Ieyasu and was one of Ieyasu’s closest advisors in his final years. He was nearby Ieyasu’s side through the final illness of the latter. In [[1620]] Takatora was tasked with supervising the reconstruction of [[Osaka castle]], which was conducted between 1620 and [[1629]]. This was owing to his previous experience with castle building, which included [[Wakayama castle|Wakayama]], [[Koriyama|Kôriyama]], and [[Yodo castle|Yodo]].

Takatora was the son of Tôdô Torataka. He was a samurai of [[Omi province|Ômi province]] who first served the Asai and fought against the Oda at the [[Battle of Anegawa]] ([[1570]]) under [[Isono Kazumasa]]. He later entered the service of the Oda and rose to become a chief retainer of [[Hashiba Hidenaga]], [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] half-brother, and served in the [[Chugoku region]] against the [[Mori clan|Môri]]. He also served at the [[Battle of Shizugatake]] ([[1583]]) and after the [[Kyushu Campaign]] saw his income raised to 30,000 [[koku]]. Following service in the [[Korean Campaigns]] (commanding men both on land and sea) he was awarded the fief of [[Osu]] in [[Iyo province]] (worth 80,000 koku) in [[1594]]. He drifted into [[Tokugawa   Ieyasu|Tokugawa Ieyasu's]] camp even prior to the death of Hideyoshi in [[1598]], sending hostages to [[Edo castle]] that year. He accordingly sided with Ieyasu during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] and commanded 2,500 men in the forefront at the battle. Afterwards his holdings in Iyo were increased to 200,000. He was transferred to [[Ise province]] in [[1608]] and saw his income increased to 333,950 koku. He was active in the [[Osaka Summer Campaign]]--he defeated [[Chosokabe Morichika]] at the [[Battle of Yao]] but suffered the loss of two sons in the course of the fighting. Takatora was by that time highly regarded by Tokugawa Ieyasu and was one of Ieyasu’s closest advisors in his final years. He was nearby Ieyasu’s side through the final illness of the latter. In [[1620]] Takatora was tasked with supervising the reconstruction of [[Osaka castle]], which was conducted between 1620 and [[1629]]. This was owing to his previous experience with castle building, which included [[Wakayama castle|Wakayama]], [[Koriyama|Kôriyama]], and [[Yodo castle|Yodo]].

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