First of all, Tokugawa Leyasu was a famous and important samurai/shogun because, according to the text, it states that, “and when it came to capitalizing on the strengths and weaknesses of his contemporaries there was no-one better at doing so than Leyasu.” Tokugawa Leyasu was very famous for being a leader of clans and fighting in and for clans in battles.
Furthermore, Tokugawa Leyasu was a famous and important samurai/shogun because, he was very brave, courageous and audacious for fighting in battles and being a leader. According to the text it staes that, “Leyasu fought his first battle for the Imagawa at age sixteen, and at twenty, following the appointing of the cunning Oda Nobunaga, as the head of the Oda clan, Leyasu showed flashes of his wisdom that would later become famous as he switched his allegiance over to the powerful Oda clan. The next few years strengthened the core of his power by surrounding himself with strong generals and …show more content…
As it staes in the text, “Following Oda Nobunaga’s death and later that of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s, Leyasu stood ready to take control of Japan with the Toyotomi clan as one of the few obstacles remaining in his path, and upon gathering the help of the Toyotomi clan’s enemies, he engaged in a massive battle with the Toyotomi clan and its allies at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 which is seen as one of the most important battles in Japanese history as it ultimately allowed Leyasu to stake his claim as shogun only a few years