Torii Mototada

Torii Mototada
鳥居 元忠
Head of Torii clan
In office 1572–1600
Preceded by	Torii Tadayoshi
Succeeded by	Torii Tadamasa
Personal details
Born	1539 Okazaki, Aichi
Died	September 8, 1600 Fushimi, Kyoto
Relations	Honda Shigetsugu (brother in law)
Children	Torii Tadamasa
Military service
Allegiance	Tokugawa clan
Commands	Tanimura Castle
Battles/wars	Siege of Terabe (1558) Battle of Mikatagahara (1573) Siege of Suwahara Castle (1575) Tenshō-Jingo War (1582) Battle of Kurokoma Tokugawa-Toyotomi conflict (1584) Battle of Komaki and Nagakute Siege of Ueda castle (1585) Siege of Tanaka castle (1587) Siege of Odawara (1590) Siege of Iwatsuki Castle Sekigahara Campaign Siege of Fushimi Castle

Torii Mototada (鳥居 元忠, 1539 – September 8, 1600) was a Japanese Samurai and Daimyo of the Sengoku period through late Azuchi–Momoyama period, who served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Torii died at the siege of Fushimi where his garrison was greatly outnumbered and destroyed by the army of Ishida Mitsunari. Torii's refusal to surrender had a great impact on Japanese history; the fall of Fushimi bought Ieyasu some time to regroup his army and eventually win the Battle at Sekigahara.