Background
Honda Masazumi was born in Mikawa Province (Aichi Prefecture). He was the son of Masanobu.
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Honda Masazumi
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Career
He served Ieyasu Tokugawa since he was a boy. Fought bravely in Ieyasu's many battles, including those of Sekigahara (1600) and Osaka (1614-15). After the death of Ieyasu (1616), he was in charge of construction of the mausoleum of Ieyasu in Nikko. Although he was lord of Utsuno- miya Castle (Tochigi Prefecture) with a fief of 155,000 koku, he was demoted to lord O’Yuri in Dewa Province (Yamagata Prefecture).
