Horio Mosuke
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Horio Mosuke was an officer and retainer of the Toyotomi clan
. After wrestling a wild boar at a young age, he was taken into Toyotomi Hideyoshi
's service for the deed. At the Battle of Shizugatake
in 1583, he killed Saito Toshikazu
after a failed attempt by him to scroll past Hideyoshi's lines.
Toyotomi clan
Originating in Owari Province, the served as retainers to the Oda clan throughout 16th-century Japan's Sengoku period. -Unity and Conflict:The most influential figure within the Toyotomi was Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three "unifiers of Japan." Oda Nobunaga was another primary unifier and the...
. After wrestling a wild boar at a young age, he was taken into Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...
's service for the deed. At the Battle of Shizugatake
Battle of Shizugatake
The was a battle in Sengoku period Japan between supporters of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobutaka.In May, 1583, a former general of Nobunaga's named Shibata Katsuie coordinated a number of simultaneous attacks on Shizugatake, a series of forts held by Hideyoshi's generals among whom was Nakagawa...
in 1583, he killed Saito Toshikazu
Saito Toshikazu
Saitō Toshikazu , also known as Saitō Toshizo , was lord of Ikuchiyama in Tamba Province as well as a member of the Saitō clan. Toshikazu served the Akechi clan at the Battle of Yamazaki, the battle between Oda Nobunaga's two de facto successors Akechi Mitsuhide and Toyotomi Hideyoshi...
after a failed attempt by him to scroll past Hideyoshi's lines.