Tanaka Yoshimasa

• Born: 1548
• Died: 1609
• Sons: Tanaka Yoshimune
• Titles: Chikugo no kami, Hyôbu daisuke
• Distinction: Oda, Toyotomi, Tokugawa retainer
• Japanese: 田中吉政 (Tanaka Yoshimasa)

Yoshimasa served all three of the 'Unifiers' and received Okazaki castle in Mikawa province in 1590. He sent his son Yoshimune to Sekigahara with 3,000 men and was afterwards awarded a 320,000 koku fief in Chikugo province at Kurume. Like Hideyoshi, Yoshimasa came from the humblest of roots but gained a high position due to his natural talents.

References

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