Sakakibara Yasumasa

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Sakakibara Yasumasa (榊原 康政; 1548 – June 19, 1606) was a Japanese samurai and daimyō of the late Sengoku period through early Edo period, who served the Tokugawa clan. As one of the Tokugawa family's foremost military commanders, he was considered one of its "Four Guardian Kings" (shitennō 四天王) along with Sakai Tadatsugu, Honda Tadakatsu and Ii Naomasa. One of his most notable military accomplishments occurred during the Battle of Anegawa when he changed the tide of the battle with a flanking maneuver. He is also famous for conquering many Takeda clan castles in Tōtōmi Province from 1574-1579. His court title during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's government was Shikibu-Shō (式部大輔). During Tokugawa shogunate, he was appointed as Rōjū, or elder councilor.

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