Honda Tadakatsu
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Honda Tadakatsu
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| Lord of Ōtaki | |
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In office 1590–1601 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Honda Tadatomo |
| Lord of Kuwana | |
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In office 1601–1609 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Honda Tadamasa |
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| Born | March 17, 1548 Mikawa Province, Japan |
| Died | December 3, 1610 (aged 62) Edo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Honda Tadakatsu (本多 忠勝?, March 17, 1548 – December 3, 1610), also called Honda Heihachirō (本多 平八郎), was a Japanese samurai, general (and later a daimyō) of the late Sengoku through early Edo periods, who served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Honda Tadakatsu was one of the Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings along with Ii Naomasa, Sakakibara Yasumasa and Sakai Tadatsugu.
A native of Mikawa Province in Japan, he lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. Ieyasu promoted him from daimyō of the Ōtaki han (100000 koku) to the Kuwana han (150000 koku) as a reward for his service. In addition, his son Honda Tadatomo became daimyo of Ōtaki. In 1609, he retired, and his other son Tadamasa took over Kuwana. His grandson, Tadatoki, married the granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Senhime. Despite his years of loyal service, Tadakatsu became increasingly estranged from the Tokugawa shogunate (bakufu) as it evolved from a military to a civilian political institution. This was a fate shared by many other warriors of the time, who were not able to make the conversion from the chaotic lifetime of warfare of the Sengoku period to the more stable peace of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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