This last maneuver of Yodo-dono, who acted as the guardian of Hideyori, led to the beginning of the siege of Osaka. Suspecting him of trying to betray the Toyotomi clan, Yodo-dono banished Katsumoto and several other servants accused of treason from Osaka castle, sending them to the service of the Tokugawa clan. Consequently, any possibility of reaching an agreement with the shogunate was dissolved. Katsumoto proposed that Yodo-dono be sent to Edo as a hostage with the desire to avoid hostilities, which she flatly refused. The situation worsened in September of that year, when the news reached Edo that in Osaka they were grouping a large quantity of rōnin at the invitation of Hideyori. On the other hand, Ieyasu made severe demands on Katagiri Katsumoto, who represented the moderates and had been separately asking Ieyasu to save the Toyotomi family.ĭespite Katagiri Katsumoto's attempts to mediate the situation, Ieyasu found the ideal pretext to take a belligerent attitude against Yodo-dono and Hideyori. On one hand, Ieyasu proposed, humbly, a generous demand towards Lady Okurakyo. In this meeting, Ieyasu hatched a plot to induce a split among the people of the Toyotomi family. Īfter the Hoko-ji Temple Bell Incident, Yodo-dono sent Lady Okurakyo, Lady Aeba and Katagiri Katsumoto to Sunpu to see Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Ieyasu, despite having passed the title of Shōgun to his son in 1605, nevertheless maintained significant influence. Tensions began to grow between the Tokugawa and the Toyotomi clans, and only increased when Toyotomi began to gather a force of rōnin and enemies of the shogunate in Osaka. The shogunate interpreted " kokka ankō" (国家安康) as shattering Ieyasu's name (家康) to curse him, and also interpreted " kunshin hōraku" (君臣豊楽) to mean "Toyotomi's force (豊臣) will rise again," which meant treachery against the shogunate. These temple renovations included the casting of a great bronze bell, with inscriptions that read "May the state be peaceful and prosperous" (国家安康 kokka ankō), and "May noble lord and servants be rich and cheerful" (君臣豊楽 kunshin hōraku). At the same time, the head of the clan sponsored the rebuilding of Hōkō-ji in Kyoto. In 1614, the Toyotomi clan rebuilt Osaka Castle. This belief had been spread by Katagiri Katsumoto, Hideyori's personal guardian since 1599 assigned by Ieyasu, and who had the intention of dissuading any aggression against the heir. Ieyasu was surprised by Hideyori's behavior, contrary to popular belief that the boy was just "useless". In 1611 Hideyori finally left Osaka, meeting with Ieyasu for two hours at Nijō Castle. Ieyasu sought to establish a powerful and stable regime under the rule of his own clan only the Toyotomi, led by Hideyoshi's son Toyotomi Hideyori under the influence of his mother Yodo-dono, remained an obstacle to that goal. In addition, as a mechanism of control, it was agreed that in the year 1603 he would marry the daughter of Hidetada, Senhime who was related to both clans. Hideyori remained confined to the castle for several years. Hideyori and his mother Yodo-dono were allowed to stay at Osaka Castle, a fortress that had served as Hideyoshi's residence and he found himself in a fief valued at 657,400 koku. In 1603, the Tokugawa shogunate was established, with its capital at Edo.
After defeating Ishida Mitsunari in the battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Ieyasu essentially seized control of Japan for himself, and abolished the Council.
When Toyotomi Hideyoshi died in 1598, Japan came to be governed by the Council of Five Elders, among whom Tokugawa Ieyasu possessed the most authority. Main articles: Battle of Sekigahara and Azuchi–Momoyama period Oda Nobukatsu (defected to Tokugawa side) Tokugawa shogunate and its loyalist banners: Tokugawa shogunate victory all threats to the shogunate temporarily eliminated. Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan and surrounding areas
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