extra=1562 – November 8, 1600 was a daimyō in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. He served Niwa Nagahide and later Hideyoshi. He was one of the Go-Bugyō, or five commissioners, appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Nihonshi yōgoshū B (Tokyo: Yamakawa shuppansha, 2000), p. 126.
Hideyoshi congratulated Masaie on arithmetical faculty and appointed him as one of the Go-Bugyō, along with Ishida Mitsunari, Maeda Gen'i, Asano Nagamasa and Mashita Nagamori.
At the battle of Sekigahara, Masaie lined their army on Nangu-san with Mōri Hidemoto and Kikkawa Hiroie. However, Masaie was prevented from fighting by Hiroie and finally routed to Minakuchi. Setting fire to Minakuchi Castle, he committed suicide. His grave is at Anraku-ji, in Shiga Prefecture.
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