Hattori Hanzō
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samurai of the Sengoku era; famous as ninja master
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Hattori Yasunaga
- Succeeded by
- Hattori Masanari
- Born
- Hattori Masanari, 服部 正成 , c. 1542 , Mikawa Province (now Iga-chō, Okazaki, Aichi )
- Died
- ( 1597-01-02 ) January 2, 1597 (aged 54–55), Edo , Musashi province
- Relations
- Hattori Yasunaga, 1st-Hanzō (father), Hattori Masanari , 3rd-Hanzō (son)
- Nickname
- Oni no Hanzō (Demon Hanzō)
- Allegiance
- Matsudaira clan , Tokugawa clan
- Battles wars
- Attack on Udo Castle Siege of Kaminogō Castle Siege of Kakegawa Battle of Anegawa Battle of Mikatagahara Tenshō-Jingo war Battle of Komaki and Nagakute Siege of Odawara
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Mikawa Province
- Place of death
- Edo
- Occupation
- samurai
- Languages spoken
- Late Middle Japanese
- Image
- Hattori Hanzo.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1542-01-01
- date of death
- 1596-12-23
- name in native language
- 服部正成
- birth name
- 服部 正成
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Encyclopedic overview
Hattori Hanzō (服部 半蔵; c. 1542 – January 2, 1597) or Second Hanzō, nicknamed Oni no Hanzō (鬼の半蔵, Demon Hanzō), was a famous Samurai of the Sengoku era. He served the Tokugawa clan as a general and is credited with saving the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu, later helping him to become the ruler of united Japan.
Hanzō was known as an expert tactician and a master of sword fighting, and was included in cultural sobriquet as one of Tokugawa's 16 divine generals (Tokugawa jūrokushinshō).
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