Ishida Masatsugu
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Ishida Masatsugu (石田正継? ?-1600) was a Japanese samurai of the late Sengoku period who served the Azai clan. Being the son of Ishida Seishin, Masatsugu ascended to headship over their clan at a relatively young age, retaining his position and power within Ishida castle of Ōmi Province. Retiring from service under the Azai following Azai Nagamasa's humiliating defeat by the hands of Oda Nobunaga in 1573, Masatsugu, considering himself too old at the time to potentially serve under the Oda and its reigning influence, sent his young son, Mitsunari over to the latter, who successfully established a reputation for himself throughout the many years of service under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. As the Ishida themselves succumbed to a general level of extinction following the execution of Mitsunari in 1600, Masatsugu immediately defended his son's Sawayama castle from Kobayakawa Hideaki almost immediately following the Battle of Sekigahara; but, as the castle's defense crumbled after a mere day and a half of besiegement, Masatsugu surrendered only to personally commit ritual suicide in face of this defeat.
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- Ishida Masatsugu - SamuraiWiki. (Samurai Archives) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
