- Ikeda Tsuneoki
, also known as Ikeda Nobuteru (池田 信輝), was a
daimyo and military commander during theSengoku period andAzuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century of Japan. He was a retainer of the famous warlordsOda Nobunaga andToyotomi Hideyoshi . His father wasIkeda Toshitsune , who servedOda Nobuhide . There are various theories as to his birthplace (including Owari, Mino, Settsu and Ōmi provinces).He was one of the four "
karō " atKiyosu Castle . His official role was as Kii-no-kami (紀伊守). His extra name was Shōzaburo (勝三郎). He later became a priest, and referred to himself as Shōnyu (勝入). In his early years, he served Nobunaga, since his mother was afoster mother of Nobunaga. In 1570, he was active in theBattle of Anegawa and became the lord ofInuyama Castle . After that, he took part in various battles, such as theBattle of Nagashino against theTakeda clan .In 1580, he beat
Araki Murashige , who locked himself inHanakuma Castle and was given Murashige's domain. In 1582, he took part in Hashiba Hideyoshi's force at theBattle of Yamazaki after theIncident at Honnō-ji , and beatAkechi Mitsuhide . He also took part in the meeting in Kiyosu Castle. In 1583, he was given 130,000koku in Mino Province, and became the lord ofŌgaki Castle .In 1584, he took part in the
Battle of Komaki and Nagakute on the side of Hideyoshi. He captured Inuyama Castle on his first assault. However, he and his eldest son,Ikeda Motosuke , died in the battle at Nagakute. His second son,Ikeda Terumasa , succeeded him as the leader of theIkeda clan .
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