Ii Naotaka

In this Japanese name, the surname is Ii.

Ii Naotaka (井伊 直孝; March 16, 1590 – August 16, 1659) was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period who served under the Tokugawa shogunate. He was the son of the famous Tokugawa general Ii Naomasa. His childhood name was Bennosuke (弁之介).

Junior Third Rank Ii Naotaka
井伊 直孝
Head of Ii clan
In office 1615–1659
Preceded by	Ii Naokatsu
Succeeded by	Ii Naozumi
3rd Daimyō of Hikone
In office 1615–1659
Preceded by	Ii Naokatsu
Succeeded by	Ii Naozumi
Personal details
Born	(1590-03-16)March 16, 1590
Died	August 16, 1659(1659-08-16) (aged 69)
Nationality	Japanese
Military service
Allegiance	Tokugawa clan Tokugawa Shogunate
Unit	Ii clan
Battles/wars	Siege of Osaka (1614-1615)

Naotaka served in the Siege of Osaka in his brother Naokatsu's stead, where he would gain tremendous favor for his exploits at Tennōji. After the battle, he would be granted his brother's lands at Sawayama in Ōmi Province. He would finish the construction of Hikone castle in 1622, a project which had been started by his brother in 1603.

Both Naotaka and his father Naomasa are playable characters from the Eastern Army in the original Kessen.

Hikonyan, mascot of Hikone Castle, is based on a folktale about how Naotaka was saved from a lightning strike by a maneki-neko.^[1][2][3]

In 1917, Naotaka was posthumously granted the courtesy title of junior third rank (ju san-mi, 従三位) by Emperor Taishō.^[4]

Family

• Father: Ii Naomasa
• Mother: Inbu Tokuemon's daughter
• Wife: Akihime, daughter of Hachisuka Iemasa
• Concubines:
  • Shunkoin
  • Endo clan's daughter
  • Ishii clan's daughter
• Children:
  • Ii Naozumi (1625-1676)
  • Matsuchiyo
  • Ii Naohiro
  • Ii Naotsuna (1622-1658) by Ishii clan's daughter
  • Ii Naoshige (1612-1661) by Endo clan's daughter