Kuroda Nagamasa

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Kuroda Nagamasa was a Japanese samurai and daimyō of the late Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods. He was the son of Kuroda Kanbei, who served as a chief strategist and adviser to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Nagamasa is best known for his role as the first lord of Fukuoka Domain in Chikuzen Province and for his participation in major military campaigns, including the Battle of Sekigahara (1600), where he supported Tokugawa Ieyasu, contributing to the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Occupation: samurai
Position held: daimyo
Citizenship: Japan
Born: December 21, 1568
Died: August 29, 1623

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Itohimespouse Ei-himespouse Kuroda Takamasachild Tadayuki Kurodachild Kuroda Kikukochild Kuroda Nagaokichild Kuroda Kamechild Kuroda Yoshitakafather Teru Kushihashimother Kumanosuke Kurodasibling

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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. Biography His childhood 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 Nobunaga was killed in the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582, Nagamasa served Toyotomi Hideyoshi along with his father and participated in the invasion of Chūgoku. Nagamasa also participated in Hideyoshi's Korean campaign, where he commanded the army's 3rd Division of 5000 men during the first invasion (1592–1593). In the second part of the campaign (1597-1598), he held command in The Army of the Right. Battle Of Sekigahara

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Kuroda Nagamasa

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