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was a Japanese daimyo of the late Sengoku Period to early Edo Period who served as lord of the Hiroshima Domain. A retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he fought in the battle of Shizugatake in 1583, and soon became known as one of Seven Spears of Shizugatake which also included Katō Kiyomasa and others. ==Biography== Fukushima Masanori, or as he was first known, Ichimatsu, was born in Owari Province, the son of Fukushima Masanobu. He is believed to have been the cousin of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He first engaged in battle at the assault on Miki Castle in Harima Province, and following the battle of Yamazaki, he was granted a 500 ''koku'' stipend. At the battle of Shizugatake in 1583 (Tenshō 11), Masanori had the honor of taking the first head, namely that of the enemy general Ogasato Ieyoshi, receiving a 5000 ''koku'' increase in his stipend for this distinction (the other six "Spears" each received 3000 ''Koku''). Masanori took part in many of Hideyoshi's campaigns; it was after the Kyūshū Expedition, however, that he was made a daimyō. Receiving the fief of Imabari in Iyo Province, his income was rated at 110,000 ''koku''. Soon after, he took part in the Korean Campaign. Masanori was to once again receive distinction when he took Ch'ongju.〔Turnbull, Stephen. ''Samurai Invasion''. London: Cassell & Co., p. 120.〕 Following his involvement in the Korean campaign, Masanori was involved in the pursuit of Toyotomi Hidetsugu. He led 10,000 men in 1595, surrounded Seiganji temple on Mount Koya, and waited until Hidetsugu had committed suicide.〔Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Invasion. London: Cassell & Co., p. 232.〕 With Hidetsugu dead, Masanori received a 90,000 koku increase in stipend, and received Hidetsugu's former fief of Kiyosu, in Owari Province as well.〔Berry, Mary Elizabeth. ''Hideyoshi''. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, pp. 127-8.〕 Masanori sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara, and thus ensured the survival of his domain. Although he later lost his holdings, his descendants became ''hatamoto'' in the service of the Tokugawa shogun. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fukushima Masanori」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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