, childhood name Gonbei (権兵衛) was a samurai of the Sengoku

Sengoku period

The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...

 through early Edo era. In the Edo era, Hidehisa became first daimyo

Daimyo

is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...

 of Komoro han

Komoro Domain

The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shinano Province .-Lords of Komoro:*Sengoku clan, 1590-1622 #Hidehisa#Tadamasa*Period from 1622-1624 as part of the Kōfu Domain....

 (now Komoro city

Komoro, Nagano

is a city located in Nagano, Japan.As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 44,270. The total area is 98.66 km².-Municipal Timeline:*February 1, 1954-Komoro absorbed the villages of Kawanabe, Kitaoi, and Osato from Kitasaku District....

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Hidehisa is also credited with being the man who captured the infamous Ishikawa Goemon

Ishikawa Goemon

was a semi-legendary Japanese outlaw hero who stole gold and valuables and gave them to the poor. Goemon is notable for being boiled alive along with his son in public after a failed assassination attempt on the civil war-era warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. A large iron kettle-shaped bathtub is now...

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According to his family records, Hidehisa was the 4th son of his family (a low ranking samurai family in the Saito clan) and was given away to another family at a young age, but eventually his older brothers died of illiness and he was recalled to inherit his family name. soon after he started as allow ranking Samurai for the Saitō clan

Saito clan

The was a Japanese clan in Mino Province during the Sengoku period in the 16th century. According to records, the Saitō clan descended from the Fujiwara clan...

, the clan was destroyed by Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga

was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...

 and he was captured during the assault. he then became a member of the Oda clan and was ordered to serve under Kinoshita Tōkichirō (the eventual Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...

 ). he took part in most of the Oda clan's military actions afterwards. slowly but steadily he rose up through the ranks. eventually after part taking in Hideyoshi's successful campaign in Shikoku

Shikoku

is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...

, he was made the Daiymo of Awaji

Awaji

Awaji may refer to:*Awaji Island - An island in Hyōgo Prefecture**Awaji Province**Awaji, Hyōgo*Awaji Station - A station in Osaka Prefecture*Awajichō, Tokyo - A district of Tokyo*3380 Awaji - A Main-belt Asteroid...

However, in 1585, he was given charge to lead the campaign on Kyushu with two other daimyo Chōsokabe Motochika

Chosokabe Motochika

was a Sengoku period daimyo in Japan. He was the 21st chief of the Chōsokabe clan of Tosa Province . He was the son and heir of Chōsokabe Kunichika and his mother was a daughter of the Saitō clan of Mino Province....

 and Sogō Nagayasu , but they were crushed in the battle of Hetsugigawa by the Shimazu

Shimazu clan

The were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.The Shimazu were identified as one of the tozama or outsider daimyō clans in contrast with the fudai or insider clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan,The Shimazu were...

, Sogo Nagayasu perished along with Chōsokabe Motochika's heir Nobuchika

Chosokabe Nobuchika

was the eldest son of samurai lord Chōsokabe Motochika, and lived during the late Sengoku Period of Japanese history. After the subjugation of Shikoku by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Nobuchika and his father followed the Toyotomi into Kyushu. Nobuchika was caught in an ambush during the campaign against the...

, Hidehisa was accused of charging ahead too soon and then fleeing at the first sight of trouble after he returned to Hideyoshi he was striped of his title, land, and sent into exile.

Tokugawa Ieyasu soon arranged for him to nominally join the Tokugawa clan

Tokugawa clan

The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains a mystery.-History:...

, and part took in the battle of Odawara against the Hojo clan, where his valors redeemed his name, soon he was restored as the daimyo of Komoro. Due to these series of events Hidehisa easily sided with Ieyasu in the battle of Sekigahara

Battle of Sekigahara

The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...

 after Hideyoshi's death. Hidehisa was in the army of Ieyasu's heir Tokugawa Hidetada

Tokugawa Hidetada

was the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.-Early life :...

 they were unable to reach the battle in time due to the stalling tactics of Sanada Masayuki

Sanada Masayuki

was a Japanese Sengoku period daimyo. He was the third son of Sanada Yukitaka, a vassal daimyo to the Takeda family in Shinano province. He is known as a master strategist. Sanada Nobuyuki and Sanada Yukimura were his sons.-Biography:...

 , however Hidehisa successfully persuaded the furious Ieyasu to spare both he and Hidetada after this blunder, Hidetada would remain in gratitude of Hidehisa for the remainder of his life. and their family remained daiymo until the Meiji restoration

Meiji Restoration

The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...

Hidehisa is generally described as a brave and skillful warrior in his early days with Hideyoshi, he was often at the front lines of the Oda clan's military operations. he also appears to take up some of Hideyoshi's chrisma, as he was able to avoid getting himself killed despite ending up in situations that would normally bode poorly for most samurais' chances several times. his life and journey also pretty much took him into every center stage event of his time.

Popular culture

He is the main protagonist of the manga Sengoku of Hideki Miyashita. In this manga, he was fullnamed as Sengoku Gonbei Hidehisa. The story starts when the Oda

ODA

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 attacks Saitō Tatsuoki

Saito Tatsuoki

was a daimyo in Mino Province during the Sengoku period and the third generation lord of the Saitō clan. He was a son of Saitō Yoshitatsu, and a grandson of Saitō Dōsan. He was also a nephew of Oda Nobunaga's first wife, Nōhime, herself a daughter of Saitō Dōsan....

's Mino Castle.