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Honda Tadamasa, bearing the title Mino-no-kami (Lord of Mino), entered the world in 1575 as the firstborn son of Honda Tadakatsu, a prominent Tokugawa retainer. He loyally served the Tokugawa clan, fighting alongside Tokugawa Hidetada in the decisive 1600 Sekigahara Campaign. His military career further encompassed the sieges of Osaka Castle in 1614 and 1615—critical battles cementing Tokugawa dominance over Japan.
Transferred in 1617 from Ise Kuwana to the far larger Himeji domain in Harima province, valued at 250,000 koku, Tadamasa initiated major expansions of Himeji Castle. These included constructing residences for his son Honda Tadatoki and Tadatoki’s wife, Sen-hime, daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada.
Tadamasa’s lineage anchored him deeply within the Tokugawa power structure. He wed a daughter of Tokugawa Nobuyasu, eldest son of Tokugawa Ieyasu. His father, Honda Tadakatsu, stood among the exalted Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings (Shitennō), underscoring the family’s generations-long allegiance to the shogunate. Honda Tadamasa died in 1638.
Transferred in 1617 from Ise Kuwana to the far larger Himeji domain in Harima province, valued at 250,000 koku, Tadamasa initiated major expansions of Himeji Castle. These included constructing residences for his son Honda Tadatoki and Tadatoki’s wife, Sen-hime, daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada.
Tadamasa’s lineage anchored him deeply within the Tokugawa power structure. He wed a daughter of Tokugawa Nobuyasu, eldest son of Tokugawa Ieyasu. His father, Honda Tadakatsu, stood among the exalted Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings (Shitennō), underscoring the family’s generations-long allegiance to the shogunate. Honda Tadamasa died in 1638.