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| − | • Born: [[1537]]
| + | * ''Birth: [[1537]]'' |
| | + | * ''Death: [[1619]]'' |
| | + | * ''Distinction: [[Ryuzoji clan|Ryûzôji]] retainer'' |
| | + | * ''Titles: Hida no kami, Kaga no kami'' |
| | + | * ''Alternate names: Nabeshima Nobumasa'' |
| | + | * ''Sons: [[Nabeshima Katsushige|Katsushige]] and [[Nabeshima Tadashige|Tadashige]] |
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| − | • Died: [[1619]]
| + | Naoshige was a son of [[Nabeshima Kiyosada]] and was known for the first half of his career as Nobumasa. He proved himself one of [[Ryuzoji Takanobu|Ryûzôji Takanobu's]] most talented generals. In [[1570]] he was with Takanobu in [[Saga castle]] when it was surrounded by a 60,000-man [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]] army. Despite having only 5,000 men on hand, Naoshige suggested a bold night attack on the Ôtomo's headquarters and led a force that slipped out and made the raid which routed the enemy force. In February [[1575]] he attacked [[Suko castle]] in western [[Hizen province|Hizen]] and forced its commander, [[Hirai Tsuneharu]], to commit suicide. He was present at the [[Battle of Okitanawate]] but was unable to prevent the rout that followed Takanobu's death. He took advantage of the weakness of Takanobu's heir, Masaie, to draw away from the Ryûzôji and lent his support to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi]] when his armies invaded [[Kyushu]] in [[1587]]. Afterwards he was given much of the old Ryûzôji territory, including Saga Castle, and led 12,000 men to Korea in the 1st Korean Campaign. Naoshige sent his son Katsushige to serve [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]], and recalled him when Katsushige indicated a desire to serve [[Ishida Mitsunari]] instead. His 357,000-koku fief went untouched by Ieyasu following the Tokugawa victory. Numerous stories about Naoshige survive, thanks in part to attention the Nabeshima received in the later work Hagakure. He had been married to a daughter of [[Ishii Tsunenobu]] and one of his granddaughters married [[Ryuzoji Takafusa|Ryûzôji Takafusa]]. |
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| − | Nabeshima Naoshige a retainer of the [[Ryuzoji clan]] during the [[Sengoku Period]] of the 16th century. Naoshige was the son of [[Nabeshima Kiyosada]] and was known as Nobumasa throughout half of his career under the Ryuzoji. Naoshige proved himself as being one of the greatest generals under [[Ryuzoji Takanobu]]. Following the year of [[1570]] Naoshige assisted Takanobu while at [[Saga Castle]] when it was surrounded by a 60,000-man [[Ōtomo clan]] army. However, Naoshige had only 5,000 troops, so he suggested to do a night raid on the enemies camp which successfully routed them. Following the year of [[1575]] he attacked [[Suko Castle]] in western [[Hizen]] and forced its commander, [[Hirai Tsuneharu]], to commit suicide.
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| − | In [[1584]], [Nabeshima Naoshige] was the chief retainer for the Lord of [[Hizen]] until he was killed in battle by the forces of the powerful [[Shimazu]] Clan. After his lord's death, Nabeshima became the true leader of the fiefdom and fought against the Shimazu again in 1587. A Sengoku era warlord, Nabeshima distinguished himself in battle by killing hundreds of men. He was later sent on Hideyoshi's Korean campaigns where he struck up a friendship with [[Kato Kiyomasa]] and upon his return to Hizen, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]].
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| − | Naoshige also assisted Takanobu during the [[Battle of Okitanawate]] but was unable to prevent their rout which later ended in Takanobu's death. Naoshige took this chance of having a weak heir to leave the Ryuzoji and to support [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] while during his battle against [[Kyushu]] in [[1587]]. Afterwards much of the Ryuzoji territory which also included the Saga Castle. Naoshige followed in leading over 12,000 men to [[Korea]] in the 1st Korean Campaign.
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| − | At Sekigahara, Lord Nabeshima's son, Katsushige, was convinced to take sides against Tokugawa Ieyasu. Nabeshima wisely recalled him to attack Tokugawa's enemies in Kyushu, thus saving the clan from disaster. Historians describe Nabeshima as "a survivor and a man of quick intelligence" who saved his domain from invasion several times.{{citation needed}} His actions and sayings are immortalized in the third chapter of the [[Hagakure]] by writer [[Tsunetomo Yamamoto]], a close attendant of Nabeshima Naoshige's grandson, Mitsushige.
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| − | Following the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] during the year of [[1600]] Naoshige sent his son, [[Nabeshima Katsushige]] to assist [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. Following the victory of the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]], their 357,000-koku fief went untouched by Ieyasu. Following Naoshige's death his family became very well known.
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| | + | ==References== |
| | + | * Initial text from [http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com] FWSeal & CEWest, 2005 |
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