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- Oda Nobunaga lauded Tadakatsu as a "samurai among samurai" and the "best of the Tokugawa clan". His bravery at the Battle of Anegawa in rushing the Asakura forces alone prompted Nobunaga to call him the "Japanese Zhang Fei".
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Honda Tadakatsu (本多 忠勝, March 17, 1548 – December 3, 1610), also called Honda Heihachirō (本多 平八郎) was a Japanese samurai, general, and daimyo of the late Sengoku through early Edo periods, who served Tokugawa Ieyasu.
On his deathbed, Honda Tadakatsu said, ``A samurai does not retreat in the face of adversity, even if he does not take the head or is at fault.He is called a samurai because he stands side by side with his master and dies in battle, defending his loyalty.''
Feb 22, 2024 · Oda Nobunaga lauded Tadakatsu as a "samurai among samurai" and the "best of the Tokugawa clan". His bravery at the Battle of Anegawa in rushing the Asakura forces alone prompted Nobunaga to call him the "Japanese Zhang Fei".
Apr 6, 2023 · In short, Honda Tadakatsu was a man without hesitation. His principles of action were simple and powerful. Because he died alongside his lord and remained loyal to his lord, he is called a samurai.
At the age of 57, Honda Tadakatsu participated in the Battle of Sekigahara, commanding a mere 500 samurai on the battlefield. During a charge on the Shimazu clan's war camp, Tadakatsu's horse was brought down by a volley of arrows, but he remained unscathed.
Mar 11, 2024 · Honda Tadakatsu was called a “samurai among samurai” by Oda Nobunaga. Similarly, Toyotomi Hideyoshi once commented that among samurai, there was “Honda Tadakatsu in the east and Tachibana Muneshige in the west”. Takeda Shingen also praised Honda, in saying that saying that “the only things above
Sep 4, 2016 · Honda Tadakatsu served Tokugawa Ieyasu all his life, and fought in nearly all of his battles. Tadakatsu first served Ieyasu as a page and later as a first-rate warrior. He led troops in the second rank of Ieyasu's army at Anegawa, where the Oda and Tokugawa fought the Asai and Asakura.
