Tateoka no Dōshun 楯岡ノ道順 | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Igaikki • Kōkaikki • Rokkaku clan |
| Service years | Mid-16th century |
| Unit | Iga-shū |
| Conflicts | Siege of Sawayama |
Tateoka Doshun (楯岡ノ道順,Tateoka no Dōshun) was purported to be aninja from theIgaikki during theSengoku period. He is also known asIgasaki Doshun[1] orIgasaki Dōjun (伊賀崎道順).[2]
According to theBansenshūkai, an early Edo period document compiled in 1676 by a member of the Fujibayashi family, Tateoka led an assault in 1558.[3] The document recounts that in 1558,Rokkaku Yoshikata was campaigning against a rebel retainer,Dodo Kuranosuke, and besieged him inSawayama Castle. After many days of unsuccessful siege, Yoshikata employed Tateoka Doshun from Iga to aid him. Doshun led a team of 44 Iga ninja and 4Kōka ninja who carried lanterns Doshun had made with replicas of Dodo'smon (family crest). They entered the gates of the castle without opposition and then set fire to the castle. They escaped successfully and in the ensuing panic Yoshikata was able to capture the castle.[3] The same technique was also used byMatsudaira clan during thesiege of Kaminogō Castle in 1562.[1] However, this account of the Rokkaku campaign against Dodo is full of errors, and accounts not derived from theBansenshūkai do not mention ninja, let alone Tateoka Doshun, at all.[4] Dodo Oki-no-Kami Kuranosuke in actuality was a retainer of the Rokkaku's enemies, theAzai clan, and when Yoshikata invaded Northern Omi Province in 1559, Dodo was ordered byAzai Nagamasa to hold Sawayama.[5] There is a popular rumour thatTokugawa Ieyasu had Doshun assassinated byHattori Hanzō during theBattle of Komaki and Nagakute for giving information to theToyotomi clan.