Two years after the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Konishi Yukinaga and Kato Kiyomasa fought on opposing sides in the Battle of Sekigahara (1600). It was a power struggle between Tokugawa Ieyasu, who wanted to seize power from the Toyotomi family, and Ishida Mitsunari, who wanted to protect the Toyotomi family. Yukinaga sided with Mitsunari's Western Army, while Kiyomasa sided with Ieyasu's Eastern Army. Kiyomasa was a close retainer of Hideyoshi.
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Two years after the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Konishi Yukinaga and Kato Kiyomasa fought on opposing sides in the Battle of Sekigahara (1600). It was a power struggle between Tokugawa Ieyasu, who wanted to seize power from the Toyotomi family, and Ishida Mitsunari, who wanted to protect the Toyotomi family. Yukinaga sided with Mitsunari's Western Army, while Kiyomasa sided with Ieyasu's Eastern Army. Kiyomasa was a close retainer of Hideyoshi.