Sakakibara Yasumasa

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(1548-1606), one of the "Four Guardians of the Tokugawa". Being one of the closest retainers to Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was also known as "Sakikabara Heishichi".

Yasumasa battled at Anegawa of (1570), Mikatagahara of (1573), and Nagashino of (1575). When the latter chose to defy Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Yasumasa still served strongly under Ieyasu, suggesting the region of Komaki, suited for the currently ensueing campaign. Yasumasa was given the title of "Shikibu-taiyu", when accompaining Ieyasu to Osaka to meet with Hideyoshi. After the Tokugawa moved to the region of Kanto, he was to have a team responsible for the allocation of fiefs. While Ieyasu was serving as one of Hideyoshi's Korean Inavsion staff in the region of Kyushu, Yasumasa was to supervise Kanto, as one of the chief administrators.

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