Kimura Shigenari

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Birth: 1594
Death: 1615
Japanese: 木村重成 (Kimura Shigenari)
Title: Nagato no kami
Distinction: Toyotomi retainer

Shigenari was the son of Kimura Shigekore. He joined the defenders of Osaka castle in 1614 and was killed at the Battle of Wakae in the Osaka Summer Campaign. He was said to have been a strikingly handsome man and was famed for his bravery at Osaka.

References

Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005

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