Ukita Hideie

Ukita Hideie
宇喜多 秀家
Head of Ukita clan
In office
1582–1600
Preceded byUkita Naoie
Succeeded byUkita Hidetaka
Personal details
Born1572
Bizen Province, Japan
Died17 December 1655(1655-12-17) (aged 82–83)
Hachijōjima, Japan
SpouseGōhime
Parent
RelativesMaeda Toshiie (father-in-law)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (adopted father, father-in-law)
Ukita Tadaie (uncle)
Military service
Allegiance Toyotomi clan
Western Army
RankDaimyo
Unit Ukita clan
CommandsOkayama Castle
Battles/warsKyushu Campaign (1587)
Siege of Odawara (1590)
Korean Campaign (1592-1598)
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)

Ukita Hideie (宇喜多 秀家, 1572 – December 17, 1655) was the daimyō of Bizen and Mimasaka Provinces (modern Okayama Prefecture), and one of the council of Five Elders appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.[1] Son of Ukita Naoie, he married Gōhime, a daughter of Maeda Toshiie. Having fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Battle of Sekigahara he was exiled to the island prison of Hachijō-jima, where he died.

  1. ^ Kodansha. (1983). "Ukita Hideie", in Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan, Vol. 8, pp. 137–138.

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