| He first served the ODA Clan retainer, Nagahide NIWA, but, in 1585, was promoted to the position of one of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI's Hokoshu (a military post in Muromachi Shogunate) and, after the NIWA domain was severely reduced as punishment, served the TOYOTOMI Clan directly as a retainer. |
初め織田氏の家臣・丹羽長秀に仕えたが、天正13年（1585年）に豊臣秀吉の奉公衆に抜擢され、丹羽氏が大減封処分を受けると豊臣氏直参の家臣になった。 |