Honda Tadakatsu Essay

Honda Tadakatsu was born on March 17, 1548 and died on December 3, 1610. He is also known as Honda Heihachirō. Honda Tadakatsu was a Japanese general, who later became a famous shogun and daimyo. He was also one of the Four Heavenly Kings who severed Tokugawa. He was known as the warrior who surpasses death because he fought in 100 battles and was never defeated by another samurai. Honda Tadakatsu wore a helmet with deer antlers and carried a special sword called the Dragonfly Cutter. If a dragonfly landed on the sword it would cut in half. Honda Tadakatsu was one of Tokugawa leyasu’s finest generals and fought in almost all of his master’s major battles. He also gained distinction at the Battle of Anegawa, helping in the defeat of the armies under the Azai and Asakura clans along with Tokugawa’s ally, Oda Nobunaga. He served at Tokugawa’s greatest defeat, the Battle of Mikatagahara, where he called in the left wing of the his master’s army, facing off …show more content…
In all of the the battles he served in, he never received a wound. The helmet he wore with the deer antlers made him so recognizing on the field. His horse was a Mikuniguro. With his amazing fighting skills, he soon became one of the Three Great Spears of Japan. Honda Tadakatsu used the Katana Nakatsukasa which was a 67.0 centimeter blade which was also another national treasure of Japan. With the blade, Honda Tadakatsu was the best equipped military commander while he had served.When Honda Tadakatsu was promoted up from daimyo of the Otaki Han to Kuwana Han, his son, Honda Tadatomo, became a daimyo of the Otaki Han, but when Honda Tadakatsu retired in 1609, his other son, Tadamasa, took over Kuwana as his replacement. At the same time, His grandson, Tadatoki married Senhime who was the granddaughter of Tokugawa