edu shogunates. He was born and was a hostage of the Imagawa clan when he was little and he had received military and political training, and became a gifted military leader. Thats what helped him become so powerful. He had organised a large and powerful army in japan. Which had triumphed in the battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Unfortunatly he died in 1616 at the age of 72 years old. 1543-1616