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* ''Died: [[1585]]''
* ''Died: [[1585]]''
* ''Titles: Echizen no Kami''
* ''Titles: Echizen no Kami''
* ''Japanese'': 丹羽 長秀 ''(Niwa Nagahide)''
* ''Other Names: Korezumi Gorozaemon''
* ''Other Names: Korezumi Gorozaemon''
Nagahide was one of [[Oda Nobunaga|Oda Nobunaga's]] chief retainers and married to his niece. He was present at many of Nobunaga's battles (including [[Battle of Anegawa|Anegawa]] in 1570, [[Battle of Nagashino|Nagashino]] in 1575, the [[Honganji Campaign]] from [[1570]]-[[1580]], [[Battle of Tedorigawa|Tedorigawa]] in 1577, and the [[Second Invasion of Iga]] in [[1581]]) and was named one of the administrators of Kyoto after Nobunaga entered that city in [[1568]]. He was given the task of building [[Azuchi castle]] and for his efforts was awarded a 100,000-koku fief at Obama in [[Wakasa province]]. After Nobunaga's death in June [[1582]] (the same year Niwa had been given the honor of riding at the head of Nobunaga's army in a parade in Kyoto), Nagahide may have burned Azuchi castle to prevent it falling into [[Akechi Mitsuhide|Akechi Mitsuhide's]] hands. He hesitated in attacking Mitsuhide himself, but did join [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi's]] army in Osaka and took part in the [[Battle of Yamazaki]]. Nagahide was essentially neutral during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's war with [[Shibata Katsuie]], but did support the former the next year, marching against [[Sasa Narimasa]] during the [[Komaki Campaign]]. After [[1575]], Niwa was often referred to as Korezumi Gorozaemon.
Nagahide was one of [[Oda Nobunaga|Oda Nobunaga's]] chief retainers and married to his niece. He was present at many of Nobunaga's battles (including [[Battle of Anegawa|Anegawa]] in 1570, [[Battle of Nagashino|Nagashino]] in 1575, the [[Honganji Campaign]] from [[1570]]-[[1580]], [[Battle of Tedorigawa|Tedorigawa]] in 1577, and the [[Second Invasion of Iga]] in [[1581]]) and was named one of the administrators of Kyoto after Nobunaga entered that city in [[1568]]. He was given the task of building [[Azuchi castle]] and for his efforts was awarded a 100,000-koku fief at Obama in [[Wakasa province]]. In [[1582]] was given the honor of riding at the head of Nobunaga's army in a parade in Kyoto.
In the fifth month of that year he was ordered to accompany [[Oda Nobutaka]] in the invasion of Shikoku, and reached Sumiyoshi on 5/11.<ref>Footnote, [[Frois's History of Japan]] 5:141. It gives Japanese references as 「史料綜覧」(東京大学史料編纂所) 11:327,329, 335.</ref> When Nobunaga was killed the next month, he joined [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi's]] army in Osaka and took part in the [[Battle of Yamazaki]]. Nagahide was essentially neutral during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's war with [[Shibata Katsuie]], but did support the former the next year, marching against [[Sasa Narimasa]] during the [[Komaki Campaign]]. After [[1575]], Niwa was often referred to as Korezumi Gorozaemon.
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==References==
==References==
* [[Shinchoko-ki|Shinchôkôki]]
* [[Shinchoko-ki|Shinchôkôki]]