Torii Tadayoshi

{{Short description|Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period}}

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{{nihongo|Torii Tadayoshi|鳥居 忠吉||died May 7, 1571}} was a Japanese samurai of the mid-Sengoku period. Longtime retainer of Matsudaira Hirotada and later, his son Tokugawa Ieyasu. When Ieyasu was sent to Sunpu Castle to be a hostage to the Imagawa clan, Tadayoshi served alongside Matsudaira Shigeyoshi as castle warden of Okazaki Castle. He was renowned as a model of frugality, eventually saving up enough money by the time Ieyasu returned, in order to rearm the Matsudaira (Tokugawa) clan.

Tadayoshi was a father in law of Honda Shigetsugu.

In later years, he was held up as the model Mikawa-era Tokugawa vassal. After he died, his son, Torii Mototada succeeded the Torii family headship.

References

  • [http://www.m-network.com/sengoku/busyo/busyo-to.html Information on various Sengoku figures, including Tadayoshi]

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Category:Samurai

Category:1571 deaths

Category:Torii clan

Category:Year of birth unknown

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