Honda Shigetsugu
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also known as , was a Japanese samurai
of the Sengoku period
through Azuchi-Momoyama Period
, who served the Tokugawa clan
. He fought in many of the Tokugawa clan's major battles, and was known as for his ferocity.
Honda Narishige
was his son.
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
of the Sengoku period
Sengoku period
The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...
through Azuchi-Momoyama Period
Azuchi-Momoyama period
The came at the end of the Warring States Period in Japan, when the political unification that preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate took place. It spans the years from approximately 1573 to 1603, during which time Oda Nobunaga and his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, imposed order...
, who served the Tokugawa clan
Tokugawa clan
The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains a mystery.-History:...
. He fought in many of the Tokugawa clan's major battles, and was known as for his ferocity.
Honda Narishige
Honda Narishige
' was a Japanese samurai of the late Sengoku period through early Edo period, who served the Tokugawa clan; he later became a daimyo. Narishige was born at Hamamatsu Castle, the son of Tokugawa retainer Honda Shigetsugu...
was his son.