Sakai Tadatsugu

* Sen5
* Sen4
* Ten1

**Sakai Tadatsugu**  (酒井 (さかい)忠次 (ただつぐ), *****Sakai Tadatsugu*****? Sakai Tadatsugu) is a retainer of the Tokugawa Clan. She made her debut since Sengoku Hime 4, and has appeared in all 2 of the games in the Sengoku Hime series and Tengokuhime 1.

## Introduction

**Sengoku Hime 4:**
Head of the Mikawa and Tokugawa families.
He is closely related to the Oda family and has a strong relationship of trust with Nobunaga.
Because of his appearance, Nobunaga nicknamed him "Ko-Danuki," which means "baby dog" in Japanese.
Despite his young face, he has a strong core and is not afraid of perseverance, and is greatly admired by his subjects.
It is said that there is a secret in the chest of his armor. ......

織田家とは縁が深く、信長との間に強い信頼関係がある。
その容貌から、信長から『子ダヌキ』というあだ名をつけられた。
幼い面差しながらも芯は強く、忍耐を苦にしない人物で、家臣からは非常に慕われている。
甲冑の胸部にはなにか秘密があるらしい……。
【デザイナー：雪月竹馬】　【演者：水純なな歩】

**Sengoku Hime 5:**
He is a vassal of the Tokugawa family and a person in whom Ieyasu places strong trust. He has a calm demeanor and a mysterious atmosphere. He is a man with a relaxed, laid-back personality, reminiscent of the bright sunshine, and is well-liked by the soldiers. He is the first of Tokugawa's Four Heavenly Kings, a man of many talents, with a tenacious back trained in "Ebi Sukui" (shrimp scooping), a good intuition to detect danger, and a personality that makes people around him feel at ease.

デザイナー：雪月竹馬ＣＶ：岩沢郁海

**Tengoku Hime 1:**
A person with a calm demeanor and a mysterious atmosphere.
He is a man of calm and relaxed mood,
He is well-liked by the soldiers. He is the first of the Tokugawa vassals, blessed with many talents, including a tenacious back trained in "Ebi Sukui" (shrimp scooping), a good intuition for danger, and a personality that makes people around him feel at ease.

うららかな日差しを思わせるよのんびりゆったり、
うな性格で、 兵士達にも好かれている。 『海老掬い』 で鍛えた粘り腰、危険を察知する勘の良さ、回りの人を和ませる人柄、 と多才な才能に恵まれた徳川家臣筆頭。

## Historical Information

Sakai Tadatsugu (酒井 忠次, 1527 – 17 December 1596) was one of the most favored and most successful military commanders serving Tokugawa Ieyasu in the late-Sengoku period. He is regarded as one of the Four Guardians of the Tokugawa (Tokugawa-Shitennō). along with Honda Tadakatsu, Ii Naomasa, and Sakakibara Yasumasa.

When Tadatsugu came of age, he first served Tokugawa Ieyasu's father, Matsudaira Hirotada. Tadatsugu was the husband of princes Usui and Keyoin, a sister of both of Ieyasu's parents and hence Ieyasu's uncle-in-law.
It is said that after Hirotada's death, in 1551 Tadatsugu served young Ieyasu and led a hostage life in Sunpu.
In 1558, Tadatsugu accompanied Ieyasu in the Siege of Terabe, and later in 1560 at the Siege of Marune against Oda clan.
In 1563, in the Mikawa Ikkō-ikki uprising, Tadatsugu faithfully followed Ieyasu while many of the Sakai Clan contributed to the uprising.
After 1565, when Ieyasu broke off his ties with the Imagawa clan, Tadatsugu was given command of the Yoshida Castle in eastern Mikawa (present-day Toyohashi).
By 1567, the majority of daimyō forces in the Tokugawa armies were organized in two divisions, each with a separate commander. Tadatsugu was placed over the forces of 18 Tokugawa daimyō-vassals and his counterpart, Ishikawa Kazumasa, was given command over the forces of 13 daimyō-vassals. Tadatsugu's qualities of proven loyalty, reliability, and leadership are demonstrably illustrated in this degree of delegated powers and authority.

Sakai Tadatsugu's drum, (picture by Japanese artist, ukiyo-e artist, painter)
In 1572, during the Battle of Mikatagahara, Tadatsugu secured the Tokugawa's right flank, seeing his troops being badly beaten by the opposing Takeda forces; and when Ieyasu and his allies retreated to Hamamatsu Castle, Tadatsugu participated in the ruse which mitigated the effects of Takeda victory in the field; and the Takeda forces withdrew.
In 1575, during the Battle of Nagashino, he led a successful night attack against the Takeda along with Kanamori Nagachika.
In 1578, Tadatsugu's son, Sakai Ietsugu (1564–1619), took over his father's role as castellan of Yoshida Castle. The ie- in the beginning of Ietsugu's name was a special honor bestowed by Tokugawa Ieyasu, a special reward for special vassals, allowing them to use one of the kanji from his Nanori name.
In 1584, during the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, he successfully turned back a move by Toyotomi Hideyoshi forces against Kiyosu Castle, which was led by Toyotomi commander Mori Nagayoshi.
In 1590, during the Odawara Campaign, Tadatsugu was ordered to accompany Tokugawa Hidetada, Ieyasu's son and heir, to Kyoto, where he served as hostage for Ieyasu's loyalty to the Toyotomi during that campaign. After the battle, Hideyoshi ordered to Tokugawa clan to relocate from their ancestral holdings to the Kantō region. Tadatsugu went into retirement, but his son Ietsugu received a 30,000 koku fudai fief at Usui, in Shimōsa Province, and Tadasugu accompanied them there.
Tadatsugu died in Kyoto in the winter of 1596. After Tadatsugu's death, the Sakai clan continued to prosper. In 1604, his descendants moved to Takasaki Domain (50,000 koku) in Kōzuke Province; in 1616, they relocated to Takata Domain (100,000 koku) in Echigo Province; in 1619, they were transferred to Matsushiro Domain in Shinano Province; and then, from 1622 through to 1868, they were installed at Tsurugaoka Domain (120,000 koku) in Dewa Province. The head of the Sakai clan was ennobled as a "Count" in the Meiji period.

**Lord(s):**松平広忠→徳川家康

**Father:**酒井忠親

**Mother:**不明

**Sibling(s):**忠善、忠次、西郷清員室、恒城

**Spouse(s):**正室：碓井姫（松平清康の娘）

側室：山県昌景の娘?、小山十兵衛の娘?、他

**Children:**家次、本多康俊、小笠原信之、松平久恒、忠知、ふう（松平伊昌室）、本郷頼泰室、曽我尚佑室
養女：鳳樹院（牧野康成室）、山岡景佐の娘