was a samurai of the Sengoku through early Edo periods. He was the son of . Born Sugihara Magobei (杉原孫兵衛), he later took the new family name Kinoshita ("under the tree"), possibly to show his support for his brother-in-law, the general who would become known as Toyotomi Hideyoshi.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric et al. (2005). "Kinoshita" in
At the time of the Battle of Sekigahara, Iesada was lord of Himeji han and held 25,000 koku of income. 足守藩主木下家 However, due to his distinction in guarding his sister O-ne (Hideyoshi's wife), Tokugawa Ieyasu rewarded him, and he was enfeifed at Ashimori han in Bitchu Province following the battle. 木下家定
Iesada's children included Katsutoshi,Nussbaum, "Kinoshita Katsutoshi" at Toshifusa, Nobutoshi, Toshisada, and Hideaki. Toshifusa, his second son, succeeded him.
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References Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128