Tokugawa Ieyasu: One Of Tokugawa's Three Unifiers

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In a small, insignificant samurai clan, was Tokugawa Ieyasu. “He was born as the only son of a small and struggling warlord in the province of Mikawa, somewhat to the north of present day Nagoya.” (colombia.edu). He was one of the many famous generals that fought in the sengoku jidai. He was allies with Oda Nobunaga in the battle of Mikatagahara. He ended the sengoku jidai by becoming the unopposed last shogunate. Tokugawa Ieyasu was important because he made alliances, ended the sengoku jidai, and was very patient.
Tokugawa was the patient one of the three unifiers. “He owed his lasting success not to superior ability in any of these areas over Nobunaga or Hideyoshi, but to personal longevity and judicious institutional borrowing.” (history.com). The warring states period was a time of impatience and Tokugawa was patient. “He survived all his fearsome rivals by waiting for the right moment to seize power.” (hanofharmony.com). When Akechi Mitsuhide overthrew Oda Nobunaga, everyone was fighting over the throne, and Ieyasu waited for the day to take it. This is why he is considered to be patient. He was patient so he could form alliances with other generals. …show more content…

Some are Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. During the battle of Mikatagahara, Ieyasu allied himself with Oda Nobunaga to fight Takeda Shingen, which ended as a victory. Ieyasu was Oda’s friend, so it made sense for Ieyasu to help him out. Hideyoshi seeked a truce with Ieyasu after “months of fruitless marches and feints” (newworldencyclopedia.org) in the Komaki Campaign, which he accepted. These alliances improved his patiences with friends. Without allies he would be decimated if the opponent had a large army. But in his case, no allies made a huge army, making him unopposed, which made him

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