Hachisuka Yoshishige Explained

(February 20, 1586  - March 29, 1620) was a Japanese daimyō of the Edo period, who ruled the Tokushima Domain. His court title was Awa no kami. He married Manhime (1592–1666), daughter of Ogasawara Hidemasa and the great-granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu.^[1]

Yoshishige fought during the Siege of Osaka at the Battle of Kizugawa.^[2]

Family

• Father: Hachisuka Iemasa
• Mother: Jiko-in (1563-1606)
• Wife: Manhime (1592–1666)
• Children:
  • Hachisuka Tadateru by Manhime
  • Mihohime (1603-1632) married Ikeda Tadakatsu by Manhime
  • Shotokuin (1614-1683) married Mizuno Narisada by Manhime

Notes and References

1. Book: Dening, Walter . A New Life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi . 1904 . The Kyōbun-Kwan . 376 . en.
2. Book: Turnbull, Stephen . Osaka 1615: The last battle of the samurai . 2012-06-20 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 978-1-84603-799-3 . 47 . en.