Horio Yoshiharu | |
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堀尾 吉晴 | |
 Horio Yoshiharu | |
| Head of Matsue clan | |
| In office 1590–1599 | |
| Succeeded by | Horio Tadauji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1542 Ōguchi,Aichi Prefecture,Owari |
| Died | July 26, 1611 |
| Children | Horio Tadauji |
| Nickname | "Mosuke" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Oda clan Toyotomi clan Tokugawa clanTokugawa shogunate |
| Rank | Daimyo,chūrō |
| Unit | Matsue clan |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Inabayama Battle of Tenmokuzan Siege of Takamatsu Battle of Yamazaki Battle of Shizugatake Toyama Campaign Kyushu Campaign Siege of Odawara |
Horio Yoshiharu (堀尾 吉晴, 1542 – July 26, 1611) was a Japanesedaimyō during theAzuchi–Momoyama andEdo periods. He was appointed to the position of one of san-chūrō (three arbiters) byToyotomi Hideyoshi along withIkoma Chikamasa andNakamura Kazuuji. He was the first leader of theMatsue clan and also known asHorio Mosuke (堀尾 茂助).
After seeing Yoshiharu wrestling a wild boar,Toyotomi Hideyoshi brought Yoshiharu into his service. Yoshiharu served Hashiba Hideyoshi (Toyotomi Hideyoshi) whenOda Nobunagaattacked Inabayama Castle in 1567.[1]
In 1582, after theBattle of Tenmokuzan, he executedOyamada Nobushige when Nobushige went to the Oda clan camp. When Hideyoshi attackedBitchū Takamatsu Castle, Yoshiharu conducted an inquest into the death ofShimizu Muneharu.
After the death of Nobunaga, He shone as a retainer of Hideyoshi. Horio killedSaito Toshikazu after he attempt to scroll past Hideyoshi's lines at theBattle of Yamazaki.[2]He was involved in various battles such as theBattle of Shizugatake in 1583.
In 1585, Yoshiharu participated in theToyama campaign againstSassa Narimasa. Also in 1587, in theKyūshū Campaign and get the court title of Senior Fifth Rank (Lower) and Head of Security.
In 1590, Hideyoshi awarded him 120,000koku at Hamamatsu,Tōtōmi Province because of the credit for thesiege of Odawara. Horio Yoshiharu,Nakamura Kazuuji andIkoma Chikamasa were appointed the threechūrō by Hideyoshi in his last years, and participated in the "Toyotomi administration".
In 1598, after the death of Hideyoshi, Yoshiharu switched his allegiance toTokugawa Ieyasu.
In 1599, he transferred responsibility as head of the family to his son,Horio Tadauji, and was given 50,000 koku as a domain to live after retirement at Fuchu,Echizen Province.
In 1600, Yoshiharu took part in Ieyasu's force. He killedKaganoi Shigemochi, who killedMizuno Tadashige on August 27 at Chiryu,Mikawa Province, but was injured by Shigemochi. Because of that, he could not take part in theBattle of Sekigahara on October 21. However, Ieyasu gave him 240,000 koku at Toda,Izumo Province after the battle, because Yoshiharu had killed Shigemochi, and Yoshiharu son,Horio Tadauji, had substituted the performance of exploits at the battle on his behalf.
In 1604, Yoshiharu's son, Tadauji who had succeeded him as head of his house, died young, and his grandchild,Horio Tadaharu succeeded to a house. Tadaharu was so young (9 years old) that Yoshiharu ruled as a godfather until his own death on 1611. Yoshiharu was popular and was so calm that he was calledHotoke no Mosuke (仏の茂助), which means that Yoshiharu was a saint of a man.
The family temple of theHorio clan isShunkō-in, in Hanazono, Ukyo District,Kyoto Prefecture.
| Preceded by none | Daimyō of Matsue 1590–1599 | Succeeded by |
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