Realising that his involvement was crucial to the outcome, Hideaki ignored Ishida Mistunari‘s signal to join him, but did not rush to help the Tokugawa either. As his position overlooked them, Hideaki could either surround Ieyasu or bolster his army. At the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu and Mitsunari’s armies clashed, each awaiting Hideaki to join their side in the battle. Both sides tried to enlist the aid of Kobayakawa Hideaki and other more moderate daimyos. Soon there were two camps Ieyasu’s eastern side and Mitsunari’s western side.
Wanting power for himself, Tokugawa pitted himself against the loyalist council members, including Ishida Mitsunari. However, one of the elders, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was unable to accept Toyotomi Hideyori as shogun, as the Toyotomi were originally of peasant stock.
