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Kuroda Nagamasa 黒田長政 | |
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Head of Kuroda clan | |
In office 1604–1623 | |
Preceded by | Kuroda Yoshitaka |
Succeeded by | Kuroda Tadayuki |
Daimyō of Fukuoka | |
In office 1601–1623 | |
Succeeded by | Kuroda Tadayuki |
Personal details | |
Born | December 3, 1568 Himeji, Harima Province, Japan |
Died | August 29, 1623 | (aged 54)
Spouse(s) | Itohime (\Hachisuka Masakatsu's daughter) (original legal wife, later divorced) Eihime/Dairyo-in (Hoshina Masanao's daughter, Tokugawa Ieyasu's adopted daughter) (second legal wife) |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Toyotomi clan Eastern Army Tokugawa shogunate |
Rank | Daimyo |
Unit | Kuroda clan |
Battles/wars | Battle of Shizugatake (1583) Korean campaign (1592-1598) Battle of Sekigahara (1600) Siege of Osaka (1614-1615) |
Kuroda Nagamasa (黒田 長政, December 3, 1568 – August 29, 1623) was a daimyō during the late Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods.[1] He was the son of Kuroda Kanbei,[2] Toyotomi Hideyoshi's chief strategist and adviser.