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Despite Betraying Shibata Katsuie, He Became a "Pillar of the Toyotomi clan"... The Name of the "Loser at Shizugatake" Who Was Relied upon by Hideyoshi and Enjoyed More Popularity than Ieyasu
There was a samurai who abandoned Shibata Katsuie at the Battle of Shizugatake and sided with Hideyoshi. It was, in a sense, a "defection," yet he was highly valued by Hideyoshi and, in his later years, was even more respected than Tokugawa Ieyasu at Osaka Castle. Why was a man who could easily be called a "traitor" able to become a pillar of the Toyotomi regime? Edo culture and customs researcher Akira Kobayashi unravels the truth behind this s…
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There was a samurai who abandoned Shibata Katsuie at the Battle of Shizugatake and sided with Hideyoshi. It was, in a sense, a "defection," yet he was highly valued by Hideyoshi and, in his later years, was even more respected than Tokugawa Ieyasu at Osaka Castle. Why was a man who could easily be called a "traitor" able to become a pillar of the Toyotomi regime? Edo culture and customs researcher Akira Kobayashi unravels the truth behind this s…