(1542–1604) was a samurai commander of the

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clan during Japan's

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. Originally serving under the

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clan, until the year of 1560, Sadamitsu then entered the service of the Tokugawa. After years of loyal service to

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in battles such as

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and Nagashino, in 1601 he was granted a 20,000- koku fief in Nagashima in

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. It is not fully clear whether Sadamitsu is the same person as

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who lived around the same time.

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