MILITARY PERSONNEL

Ishida Mitsunari

1559 - 1600

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Ishida Mitsunari (石田 三成; Japanese pronunciation: [i.ɕi.da (|) mʲi.tsɯꜜ.na.ɾʲi], 1559 – November 6, 1600) was a Japanese samurai and military commander of the late Sengoku period of Japan. He is probably best remembered as the commander of the Western army in the Battle of Sekigahara following the Azuchi–Momoyama period of the 16th century. He is also known by his court title, Jibu-no-shō (治部少輔). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ishida Mitsunari is the 234th most popular military personnel (up from 334th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Japan (up from 139th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.

Ishida Mitsunari was most famous for his role in the Battle of Sekigahara, which helped Tokugawa Ieyasu establish himself as the shogun.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ishida Mitsunari ranks 234 out of 2,058. Before him are Lavr Kornilov, Alfred von Tirpitz, Sun Ce, Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, and Erich Hoepner. After him are Franz Stangl, Pausanias, Benedict Arnold, Sun Jian, Hans von Seeckt, and Lysander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1559, Ishida Mitsunari ranks 3. Before him are Nurhaci, and Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly. After him are Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Catherine de Bourbon, Lawrence of Brindisi, Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Cigoli, Isaac Casaubon, Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and George Chapman. Among people deceased in 1600, Ishida Mitsunari ranks 2. Before him is Giordano Bruno. After him are Sawney Bean, Catharina van Hemessen, Konishi Yukinaga, Hosokawa Gracia, José de Acosta, Luis de Molina, Enrique of Malacca, Gaspar de Lemos, Margrave Andrew of Burgau, and Ōtani Yoshitsugu.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ishida Mitsunari ranks 81 out of 6,245. Before him are Tomoe Gozen (1157), Emperor Annei (-577), Kazuo Ishiguro (1954), Shirō Ishii (1892), Sei Shōnagon (966), and Emperor Momozono (1741). After him are Yoichiro Nambu (1921), Toyotomi Hideyori (1593), Uesugi Kenshin (1530), Naoto Kan (1946), Empress Michiko (1934), and Kōbō Abe (1924).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Ishida Mitsunari ranks 11. Before him are Hattori Hanzō (1542), Saigō Takamori (1828), Akechi Mitsuhide (1526), Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159), Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837), and Chūichi Nagumo (1887). After him are Toyotomi Hideyori (1593), Date Masamune (1567), Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885), Tadamichi Kuribayashi (1891), Tōgō Heihachirō (1848), and Shunroku Hata (1879).

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