Kuroda Nagamasa
Daimyo during the late Azuchi-Momoyama and Early Edo Period; 1st lord of Fukuoka
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| Intro | Daimyo during the late Azuchi-Momoyama and Early Edo Period; 1st lord of Fukuoka | ||
| Places | Japan | ||
| was | Military leader Samurai | ||
| Work field | Military | ||
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| Birth | 21 December 1568, Himeji, Japan | ||
| Death | 29 August 1623 (aged 54 years) | ||
| Star sign | Sagittarius | ||
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Biography
Kuroda Nagamasa (黒田 長政, December 3, 1568 – August 29, 1623) was a daimyō during the late Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods. He was the son of Kuroda Kanbei, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's chief strategist and adviser.
His child-hood name was Shojumaru (松寿丸). In 1577, when Nagamasa was a small child, his father was tried and sentenced as a spy by Oda Nobunaga. Nagamasa was kidnapped and nearly killed as a hostage. With the help of Yamauchi Kazutoyo and his wife, Takenaka Hanbei ended up rescuing him. After Oda Nobunaga was killed in Honnō-ji incident of 1582, Nagamasa served Toyotomi Hideyoshi with his father and participated in the invasion of the Chūgoku region.
Nagamasa also participated in the first Korean campaign (1592–93), commanding the Third Division of 5000 men during the first invasion 1592–1593. In the second part of the campaign (1597) he held command in The Army of the Right. He took part in the Battle of Sekigahara in the year 1600 serving under Tokugawa Ieyasu. His men killed Shima Sakon, securing victory for the Eastern army. As a reward for his service at Sekigahara, Tokugawa granted Nagamasa Chikuzen – 520.000 koku – in exchange for his previous fief Nakatsu, Buzen. Later he participated in the Osaka Castle campaigns.
Family
- Father: Kuroda Yoshitaka
- Mother: Kushihashi Teru (1553–1627)
- Wives:
- Itohime (1571-1645)
- Eihime (1585-1635)
- Concubine: Choshu’in
- Children:
- Kikuhime married Inoue Yukifusa's son by Itohime
- Kuroda Tadayuki (1602-1654) by Eihime
- Tokuko married Sakakibara Tadatsugu by Eihime
- Kameko married Ikeda Teruoki by Eihime
- Kuroda Nagaoki (1610-1665) by Eihime
- Kuroda Masafuyu by Choshu’in
- Kuroda Takamasa (1612-1639) by Eihime
In popular culture
Nagamasa is a playable character from the Eastern Army in the original Kessen.
Kuroda is also a popular historical figure. His life, and his relationship to Tokugawa, has been dramatized many times in the annual NHK Taiga Drama series.
- Taikoki (1965)
- Hara no Sakamichi (1971)
- Ougon no Hibi (1978)
- Onna Taikoki (1981)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983)
- Kasuga no Tsunobe (1989)
- Hideyoshi (1996)
- Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000)
- Komyo ga Tsuji (2006)
- Gunshi Kanbei (2014)
| Preceded by none | Daimyō of Fukuoka 1601–1623 | Succeeded by Kuroda Tadayuki |