With the broadcast of the big river drama "Sanada Maru" in 2016, Sanada's house has once again become a hot spot for everyone.
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Masao Sanada was once known as "bixing" in modern Japanese. The so-called "bixing" in modern Japanese should be written as "beijing" (same pronunciation). This word has "guts" in modern Japanese. "Small" means, but in the Warring States Period, it was generally used to describe the brilliant and resourceful military commanders.
Astronomy In August 22, the head of the Sanada family, Yukatsu Sanada, after joining the Takeda family, sent the seven-year-old third son (Masukuki Sanada) to Takeda Shingen to serve as the "Okken Xizhong" ".
Because of his bravery, Masyuki Sanada was valued by the Muto family of Takeda Shingen’s mother, Mrs. Oi, and became an adopted son, thus becoming "Muto Kihei". He followed Takeda Shingen to the south and fought in the north and fought with his father Kotaka Sanada. , Brother Sanada Nobutsuna, Sanada Masahiro are listed together in the "Twenty-Four Takeda" generals.
Following the death of his father in the second year of Tensho (1574) and the death of his two elder brothers in the Battle of Nagasasa, Kibei Muto had to return to the Sanada family to inherit the position of governor.
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In order to monitor the Uesugi and Hojo forces, Masyuki Sanada launched activities centered on Iwakaki Castle. After Katsuyoshi Takeda and Uesugi Keikaru reached an alliance, he focused his energy on Hojo. In the direction of his home, he conquered the Hojo's Numata Castle in one fell swoop. In this way, it was connected with his main city and formed a huge fortress.
Ten years of Tianzheng, Katsuyoshi Takeda committed suicide, Masuko Sanada immediately took refuge in Oda Nobunaga, but it didn’t take long for Nobunaga Oda to die during the changes in Honnoji Temple. In order to protect himself, Masako Sanada had to go to Masaru Hojo and Ieyasu Tokugawa.
After Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Hojo clan formed an alliance, Numata Castle was returned to the Hojo clan at the request of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the Tokugawa clan invested in the construction of Ueda Castle in Shinano.
After the Tokugawa family was in Komaki, after a long-term battle, they asked the Sanada family to surrender Ueda Castle. Naturally, Sanada was unwilling to give up, so he turned to Uesugi Keikaku, and Tokugawa Ieyasu dispatched Okubo. Zhongshi led seven thousand people to attack Ueda City.
Masayuki Sanada fully demonstrated his excellent commanding ability. Under internal and external attacks, the Tokugawa Army completely retreated. All three sons of Okubo Tadao died in battle. The Tokugawa Army lost more than 1,300 people, while the Sanada Army only Forty people were lost.
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Masyuki Sanada quickly settled in Toyotomi Hideyoshi after Kita-Shinano and Nishiueno established a foothold. Under the mediation of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Sanada and Tokugawa reconciled. After the peace talks, Masyuki Sanada His eldest son, Nobuyuki Sanada, entered the Tokugawa family's Sunfu Castle as the eldest son. Facts later proved that this was a very correct decision.
After the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the contradiction between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Ishida Mitsunari intensified. In the fifth year of the celebration, Tokugawa Ieyasu sent troops to conquer Uesugi Keikai in the northeast. Ishida Mitsunari assembled the five missions with Mori Terumoto and Ukita. The Hideki co-signed a statement condemning Tokugawa Ieyasu.
This "Ieyasu Impeachment Letter" was also sent to Masyuki Sanada by Ishida Sansei sent thousands of miles. At this time, the army of the three of Sanada and his son (Masyuki Sanada, Nobuyuki Sanada, Nobuyuki Sanada) In Shimodo Country, Inubushi, the arrival of the secret letter made the three of Sanada and his son immediately decide to hold a meeting.
However, there are not many records about this "Inubu no Separation" in history, but there is one detail that can explain the importance of this meeting. The Sanada family’s retainer, Tsuna Kawara, peeked from the side during the meeting. Sanada was furious when he saw it. He picked up the clogs and threw them over, breaking the teeth of Tsuna Kawara's family.
After the meeting, Sanada and Nobuhiro left the barracks for Ueda Castle, and Sanada Nobuyuki went to the Tokugawa military camp to meet.
From this, you can see the old tricks of Masyuki Sanada. Although he and his second son chose to fight Ieyasu Tokugawa, the eldest son played for Ieyasu Tokugawa. No matter what, Sanada’s family name can be preserved.
The Tokugawa Army launched an offensive on Ueda under the leadership of Tokugawa Hidetada, but even if the army in his hand is far more than the Sanada Army, Tokugawa HidetadaStill unable to win, but with Tokugawa Ieyasu's victory in the Battle of Sekigahara, Sanada's efforts came to nothing.
After the war, Masyuki Sanada and Nobu Shige were sentenced to exile in Koyasan, but Nobuyuki Sanada was named by Tokugawa Ieyasu as a big name with a territory of 95,000 stones.
The Sanada Masayuki, the "external and internal bixing" in the troubled times of the Warring States Period, kept changing the main family, but in the end he still kept the family foundation. At least the Sanada family survived as a daimyo under the Tokugawa shogunate.
