Yamaguchi Munenaga

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  • Born: 1545
  • Died: 1600
  • Other names: Genban
  • Distinction: Maeda retainer
  • Japanese: 山口 宗永 (Yamaguchi Munenaga)


Munenaga was a son of Yamaguchi Mitsuhiro. He served Maeda Toshimasa and held Daishôji castle in Kaga province, worth some 60,000 koku. Earlier in his career he had acted as a guardian to the young Kobayakawa Hideaki. He committed suicide when he lost Daishôji to Maeda Toshinaga during the Sekigahara Campaign (September 1600).

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