Western Army · Ishida
Ishida Mitsunari
“Jibu-no-shō”
Discovered by Hideyoshi in the tale of the "three cups of tea," he became the administrator who ran land surveys and supply for the Toyotomi government. After Hideyoshi's death he opposed Tokugawa Ieyasu in defence of the Toyotomi house, gathered the Western Army and met him at Sekigahara. Betrayed by Kobayakawa Hideaki and others, he was defeated, captured while hiding in Ōmi, and executed at Rokujō-gawara. He is remembered as an official who died for his principles.
- Epithet
- “Jibu-no-shō”
- Rank / office
- Junior Assistant Minister of Civil Administration
- Domain / base
- Sawayama, Ōmi
- Banner / crest
- "Dai-ichi dai-man dai-kichi"
- Side
- Western Army
- Lived
- 1560–1600 (aged 41)
Dai-ichi dai-man dai-kichi: one for all, all for one.
Mitsunari's banner
Life
- Tenshō 11 Hideyoshi's right hand After Shizugatake his administrative talent placed him at the heart of the Toyotomi government.
- Keichō 5 The Western Army rises Raised the Western Army against Ieyasu with Mōri Terumoto as its nominal head.
- Keichō 5 Defeat at Sekigahara The defection of Kobayakawa and others broke his main force; the army collapsed in half a day.
- Keichō 5 Rokujō-gawara Captured and beheaded in Kyoto. He is said never to have bent his convictions.
Battles in this archive1 battles
Related sites
- Sawayama Castle ruins (Hikone)
- Sekigahara battlefield, Mount Sasao