Background
Tadakatsu Honda was born in Mikawa Province (Aichi Prefecture). His other personal name was Heizaburo.
忠勝 本多
Tadakatsu Honda was born in Mikawa Province (Aichi Prefecture). His other personal name was Heizaburo.
He fought under Ieyasu Tokugawa in more than 50 battles since he was 13 years old with distinction and without receiving any wound. When Nobunaga Oda was assassinated by his retainer, Mitsuhide Akechi, at Honnoji Temple (1582), Tadakatsu escorted Ieyasu from Sakai (near Osaka) to Okazaki ksafely, in spite of the confusion which arose from Mitsuhide’s treason. Leyasu extolled Tadakatsu’s exploits in the Sekigahara Battle (1600) particularly.