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Takigawa Kazumasu served as a military commander under Oda Nobunaga during Japan's Sengoku period. Born in 1525 in Ōmi Province to Takigawa Kazumasa, lord of Kawachi-Takayasu Manor, his clan descended from the Ki clan. He emerged as one of Nobunaga's earliest and most steadfast supporters, entering his service around 1558.
Kazumasu fought extensively for the Oda clan. He led the vanguard in the invasions of Ise Province in 1567 and 1568, actions that subdued several Ise families. Rewarded with land in Ise around 1569, he was charged with supporting Oda Nobukatsu, heir to the Kitabatake clan. His campaigns included battles against the Ikkō-ikki at the Sieges of Nagashima (1571, 1573, 1574), and reinforcement alongside Sakuma Nobumori of Tokugawa Ieyasu against Takeda Shingen at the 1572 Battle of Mikatagahara.
He held significant commands in other pivotal conflicts: the Siege of Ichijodani Castle (1573), the Battle of Nagashino (1575) where he led infantry, the Battle of Tennoji (1576), campaigns in Kii Province, and the Battle of Tedorigawa (1577). During the 1578 Second Battle of Kizugawaguchi, he commanded a ship in naval operations against the Mori alongside Kuki Yoshitaka. Beyond warfare, he contributed to domestic efforts like building Azuchi Castle (1578) and conducting land surveys in Yamato Province with Akechi Mitsuhide (1580). He also fought in the Tenshō Iga War (1579-1581), capturing Seki Castle.
Appointed Kantō-kanrei (Shōgun's Deputy in the East) by Nobunaga in 1582, Kazumasu received a portion of Kōzuke Province as his domain, tasked with monitoring the Hōjō clan. After Nobunaga's death later that year, he defended Oda territories but suffered defeat by the Hōjō at the Battle of Kanagawa, retreating to Ise. In 1583, he allied with Shibata Katsuie against Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Defending Kameyama Castle in Mie, he was defeated when Hideyoshi used mines to breach its walls.
Submitting to Hideyoshi, Kazumasu later joined the Komaki Campaign (1584), attacking Kanie Castle with Kuki Yoshitaka. During this assault, he killed his cousin Maeda Tanetoshi. This act drove him to shave his head, become a Buddhist monk, and retire from military life in shame. He is believed to have died in Echizen around 1586. His battlefield standard displayed three vertically arranged red circles.
Kazumasu fought extensively for the Oda clan. He led the vanguard in the invasions of Ise Province in 1567 and 1568, actions that subdued several Ise families. Rewarded with land in Ise around 1569, he was charged with supporting Oda Nobukatsu, heir to the Kitabatake clan. His campaigns included battles against the Ikkō-ikki at the Sieges of Nagashima (1571, 1573, 1574), and reinforcement alongside Sakuma Nobumori of Tokugawa Ieyasu against Takeda Shingen at the 1572 Battle of Mikatagahara.
He held significant commands in other pivotal conflicts: the Siege of Ichijodani Castle (1573), the Battle of Nagashino (1575) where he led infantry, the Battle of Tennoji (1576), campaigns in Kii Province, and the Battle of Tedorigawa (1577). During the 1578 Second Battle of Kizugawaguchi, he commanded a ship in naval operations against the Mori alongside Kuki Yoshitaka. Beyond warfare, he contributed to domestic efforts like building Azuchi Castle (1578) and conducting land surveys in Yamato Province with Akechi Mitsuhide (1580). He also fought in the Tenshō Iga War (1579-1581), capturing Seki Castle.
Appointed Kantō-kanrei (Shōgun's Deputy in the East) by Nobunaga in 1582, Kazumasu received a portion of Kōzuke Province as his domain, tasked with monitoring the Hōjō clan. After Nobunaga's death later that year, he defended Oda territories but suffered defeat by the Hōjō at the Battle of Kanagawa, retreating to Ise. In 1583, he allied with Shibata Katsuie against Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Defending Kameyama Castle in Mie, he was defeated when Hideyoshi used mines to breach its walls.
Submitting to Hideyoshi, Kazumasu later joined the Komaki Campaign (1584), attacking Kanie Castle with Kuki Yoshitaka. During this assault, he killed his cousin Maeda Tanetoshi. This act drove him to shave his head, become a Buddhist monk, and retire from military life in shame. He is believed to have died in Echizen around 1586. His battlefield standard displayed three vertically arranged red circles.