Amano Yasukage

Amano Yasukage (天野 康景, 1537 – April 14, 1613) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period and early Edo period.[1] Who served the Tokugawa clan. He served as one of Ieyasu's three magistrates.

In this Japanese name, the surname is Amano.
Amano Yasukage
Born1537 (1537)
Died14 April, 1613(1613-00-00) (aged 75–76)

In 1565 he was named one of Mikawa's San-bugyô, or Three Commissioners (along with Honda Shigetsugu and Koriki Kiyonaga). Yasukage was known for his patience, Shigetsugu for his fortitude, and Kiyonaga for his leniency; In 1575 he assisted Okubo Tadayo in a well-known night raid on the Takeda army following the Battle of Mikatagahara.[2]

After Battle of Sekigahara, from 1600–1611, he was the head of Kōkokuji Castle (10,000 koku) in Suruga Province.[1]

References
  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Amano Yasukage" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 26.
  2. Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. pp. 222–223. ISBN 1854095234.


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