Makimura Toshisada

Makimura Toshisada (Japanese: 牧村利貞 まきむら としさだ[*], Tenbun 15 (1546) – Bunroku 2, 7th month, 10th day of the lunar calendar (6 August 1593)) was a Samurai and Daimyō who was active from the Sengoku period into the Azuchi-Momoyama period. He was also known by the names Masaji (政治), Masayoshi (政吉), Takatora (高虎), and Hidemitsu (秀光). He is well known as a Tea master as one of Sen no Rikyū's seven disciples (the Rikyū Shichitetsu). His father was Inaba Shigemichi, and his mother was the daughter of Yoshida Shōchū (吉田浄忠). His children included a daughter, Ona (later Sōshin-ni), and a son, Ushinosuke. Among them, Ona assisted Kasuga no Tsubone, who held power in the Edo shogunate, and served the third Shōgun, Tokugawa Iemitsu. His common names were Chōbei (長兵衛), Hyōbu Daisuke (兵部大輔), Koniu no suke (子に牛之助), and Ona (Kono Sōshin-ni). His court rank was Hyōbu Daiyū (兵部大輔).

Life

In Tenbun 15 (1546), he was born as the son of Inaba Shigemichi. His grandfather was Inaba Ittetsu, who gained renown as a warrior during the Sengoku period. He succeeded his maternal grandfather, Makimura Masatomo, as lord of Iwade Castle in Ise.

After the death of Oda Nobunaga, he served Hashiba Hideyoshi and became his . In 12 (1584), at the recommendation of , he converted to . He took part in the , the , and the , and in Tenshō 18 (1590), in accordance with a series of military achievements, he received more than 20,000 koku within Ise Province.