Horio Yoshiharu was a daimyo during the Edo period in Japan,
But in a vassal’s family, in 1542, was when his life story truly began.
His father was a member of the Iwakura Oda clan,
Until their defeat by Oda Nobunaga, which was not part of the plan.
Now a wandering samurai without a master during the chaotic Age of Warring States,
Yoshiharu’s father left his family with an uncertain fate.
But during this time, Yoshiharu developed an inner strength, and a sense of peace:
Qualities that helped him throughout his life and never ceased.
At a young age, to protect a hunting party, he battled a wild boar without any weapons,
Calm and fearless, without even the thought of being personally threatened.
Word of Yoshiharu’s astounding feat traveled far …show more content…
Yoshiharu was a samurai warrior who was calm under pressure,
He was like the Buddha, and also very clever.
Often called Hotoke no Mosuke after an enlightened god,
He showed his tranquil demeanor towards the enemy, over whom he authoritatively trod.
In the Battle of Shizugatake, Yoshiharu bravely defended against an attack on Hideyoshi’s defenses,
And after the successful siege of Odawara, he was awarded 120,000 koku, which brought him to his senses.
Yoshiharu was appointed as an arbiter and had other entrusted functions in the government of his lord,
But after his master’s death, he shifted loyalty to Tokugawa Ieyasu, as he again took up the sword.
Yoshiharu fought under Ieyasu with the Eastern forces at Sekigahara without fear,
But at a summer drinking party, after calmly avenging a lord’s murder, he was stabbed 17 times by a spear.
Due to these injuries, in the Battle of Sekigahara, the warrior was not there,
His son instead taking his place with all of his father’s responsibilities to bear.
After Ieyasu’s decisive victory during this battle in 1600
But in a vassal’s family, in 1542, was when his life story truly began.
His father was a member of the Iwakura Oda clan,
Until their defeat by Oda Nobunaga, which was not part of the plan.
Now a wandering samurai without a master during the chaotic Age of Warring States,
Yoshiharu’s father left his family with an uncertain fate.
But during this time, Yoshiharu developed an inner strength, and a sense of peace:
Qualities that helped him throughout his life and never ceased.
At a young age, to protect a hunting party, he battled a wild boar without any weapons,
Calm and fearless, without even the thought of being personally threatened.
Word of Yoshiharu’s astounding feat traveled far …show more content…
Yoshiharu was a samurai warrior who was calm under pressure,
He was like the Buddha, and also very clever.
Often called Hotoke no Mosuke after an enlightened god,
He showed his tranquil demeanor towards the enemy, over whom he authoritatively trod.
In the Battle of Shizugatake, Yoshiharu bravely defended against an attack on Hideyoshi’s defenses,
And after the successful siege of Odawara, he was awarded 120,000 koku, which brought him to his senses.
Yoshiharu was appointed as an arbiter and had other entrusted functions in the government of his lord,
But after his master’s death, he shifted loyalty to Tokugawa Ieyasu, as he again took up the sword.
Yoshiharu fought under Ieyasu with the Eastern forces at Sekigahara without fear,
But at a summer drinking party, after calmly avenging a lord’s murder, he was stabbed 17 times by a spear.
Due to these injuries, in the Battle of Sekigahara, the warrior was not there,
His son instead taking his place with all of his father’s responsibilities to bear.
After Ieyasu’s decisive victory during this battle in 1600