Personnalité historique

Hachisuka Iemasa

Lord of Awa · Lord of Tokushima

Son of Hachisuka Masakatsu, a companion of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Hachisuka Iemasa (1558–1639) founded Tokushima Castle and became the ancestor of the line that governed Awa Province until the Meiji period. Rewarded in 1585 after the Shikoku campaign with Awa Province, estimated at about 175,000 koku, he briefly settled at Ichinomiya Castle before building Tokushima Castle on Mount Shiroyama between 1585 and 1586, surrounded by rivers and moats. He took part in the Korean campaigns. In 1600 he withdrew, citing illness, while his son Yoshishige joined the Eastern Army, which ensured the domain was preserved. Having become a monk under the name Hōan, he continued to advise his house until his death in Tokushima.

Portrait de Hachisuka Iemasa
Naissance1558, province d'Owari
Décès2 février 1639 (30e jour du 12e mois de Kan'ei 15), Tokushima
FonctionLord of Awa · Lord of Tokushima
MaisonClan Hachisuka
ÉpoqueAzuchi-Momoyama period – early Edo period
Histoire & patrimoine

The Builder of Tokushima

Lord of Awa in 1585, Iemasa chose Mount Shiroyama, a hill already fortified in the 14th century, as the site of his capital. The castle, completed in 1586, aligns its enclosures along the ridge and places the palace at the foot of the hill, protected by rivers and moats; its walls of local green schist remain its signature. Around 1600, the garden of the Omote-goten was laid out, today a place of picturesque beauty.

Château de TokushimaChâteau de Tokushima
Frise chronologique

Repères dans sa vie

1558

Born in Owari Province, son of Hachisuka Masakatsu.

1582

Fights at the Battle of Yamazaki alongside Hideyoshi.

1585

Receives Awa Province after the Shikoku campaign and begins construction of Tokushima Castle.

1586

Completion of Tokushima Castle.

1592-1598

Takes part in the Korean campaigns (Bunroku and Keichō).

1600

Does not take part in Sekigahara; his son Yoshishige serves in the Eastern Army, which preserves the domain. Iemasa becomes a monk under the name Hōan.

1639

Dies in Tokushima.

Patrimoine associé

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Personnalités liées

Portrait de Hachisuka Masakatsu
Hachisuka MasakatsuFather→
Portrait de Hachisuka Yoshishige
Hachisuka YoshishigeSon and successor→
Portrait de Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi HideyoshiOverlord→
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Hachisuka Iemasa dans l’histoire

Preserving the House at Sekigahara

In 1600, Iemasa, attached to the Western Army, withdrew on the pretext of illness while his son Yoshishige fought for Tokugawa Ieyasu. This double stance allowed the Hachisuka to retain Awa; Iemasa, having become a monk under the name Hōan, remained a tutelary figure of the domain.

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