Sakakibara Yasumasa

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**Sakakibara Yasumasa**  (榊原 (さかきばら)康政 (やすまさ), *****Sakakibara Yasumasa*****? Sakakibara Yasumasa) is a retainer of the Tokugawa Clan. He made her debut since Sengoku Hime 4, and has appeared in all 2 of the games in the Sengoku Hime series.

## Introduction

**Sengoku Hime 4:**
He is one of Ieyasu's trusted retainers, having served Ieyasu from early on.
He is a man of modest character who combines both intelligence and courage, and is a trusted confidant of Soma of the Tokugawa family.
He is a trusted confidant of Soma of the Tokugawa family. He has been discovered by Ieyasu and has served Ieyasu on the battlefield, and he is fond of Naomasa because his own circumstances overlap with those of Naomasa.
Of the four Tokugawa kings, Naomasa is the most dependable, with a good balance of military, intellectual, and political skills, but he is also a man of common sense, which makes it easy for him to get the short end of the stick, and he has a difficult personality.

知勇共に兼ね備えながら控えめの性格の人物で、徳川家の颯馬にとっては信頼できる親友。
家康に見出され戦場で武功を重ねてきた自分の境遇が直政に重なることもあり、直政には目をかけている。
徳川四天王中、武・智・政の均整が取れた、最も頼りになる人物だが、常識人でもあるため貧乏くじを引きやすく、苦労性な一面もある。
【デザイナー：黒田んぼ】　【演者：風見トーリ】

**Sengoku Hime 5:**
He is one of Ieyasu's trusted retainers, having served Ieyasu from early on. He is a man of modest character who possesses both intelligence and courage. He is a trusted confidant of Soma of the Tokugawa family. He has been discovered by Ieyasu and has served Ieyasu on the battlefield, and he is fond of Naomasa because his own circumstances overlap with those of Naomasa. Of the four Tokugawa kings, Naomasa is the most dependable, with a good balance of military, intellectual, and political skills, but he is also a man of common sense, which makes it easy for him to get the short end of the stick, and he has a difficult personality.

デザイナー：黒田んぼＣＶ：風見トーリ

## Historical Information

Sakakibara Yasumasa (榊原 康政, 1548 – June 19, 1606) was a Japanese daimyō of the late Sengoku period through early Edo period, who served the Tokugawa clan. As one of the Tokugawa family's foremost military commanders, he was considered one of its "Four Guardian Kings" (shitennō 四天王) along with Sakai Tadatsugu, Honda Tadakatsu and Ii Naomasa. His court title was Shikibu-Shō (式部大輔).

In 1570, Yasumasa battled at Anegawa, He was on second division along with Honda Tadakatsu onto Asakura's left flank, surrounding Asakura Kagetake.: 62–63  Later, He battled at Mikatagahara in 1573, and Battle of Nagashino in 1575.
In 1584, when Ieyasu chose to defy Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Yasumasa still served under Ieyasu, suggesting the region of Komaki would be suitable for the ensuing campaign. Yasumasa was given the title of "'Shikibu-Shō'", when accompanying Ieyasu to Osaka to meet with Hideyoshi.
In 1590, after the Tokugawa moved to the Kantō region following Odawara Campaign, he was to have a team responsible for the allocation of fiefs. While Ieyasu was serving as one of Hideyoshi's staff in Kyūshū, Yasumasa was to supervise Kantō, as one of the chief administrators.
In 1600, Yasumasa companied Tokugawa Hidetada for the march along the Nakasendō at Sekigahara campaign and received the 100,000 koku fief of Tatebayashi han following the Tokugawa victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, which remained in the family for a few generations.
Yasumasa himself died in 1606, at the age of 59, and is buried at Zendoji Temple in Tatebayashi, where his grave still stands. His son Sakakibara Yasukatsu fought at the Osaka Campaign.

**Lord(s):**徳川家康→秀忠

**Father:**榊原長政、養父:一徳斎

**Mother:**道家氏

**Sibling(s):**清政、康政、山内玄以某室、大竹六郎左衛門室、小笠原義信室

**Spouse(s):**正室：大須賀康高の娘

側室：花房氏

**Children:**大須賀忠政、忠長、康勝、福正院、聖興院ら

養子：松月院、職直