Nabeshima Naoshige
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Biography
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Naoshige proved himself in battle as he led forces of Ryūzōji Takanobu.
In 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 a night raid on the enemies camp which successfully routed them.
In 1575, he attacked Suko Castle in western Hizen and forced its commander, Hirai Tsuneharu, to commit suicide.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 1584, Naoshige also assisted Takanobu during the Battle of Okitanawate but was unable to prevent their rout which later ended in Takanobu's death. Naoshige was the chief retainer for the Ryūzōji Takanobu of Hizen, when Takanobu died, Ryūzōji's Saga Castle was taken over by Naoshige.[3]
In 1585, Naoshige participated in the anti Ōtomo alliance massive invasion which led by Ryūzōji Ieharu against they Ōtomo clan. The alliance has begun their attacks towards Kurume town.[5]Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". However In April 23, two Ōtomogenerals Tachibana Dōsetsu and Takahashi Shigetane engaged the allied forces with the combination of skillful artillery salvos, defensive formation tactics, and timely counterattacks, which in the end caused the allied siege collapsed.[6][7]
In 1587, Naoshige took this chance of having a weak heir to leave the Ryūzōji and to support Toyotomi Hideyoshi while during his battle against Kyūshū. Nabeshima distinguished himself in battle by killing hundreds of men.
In 1592, he was sent on Hideyoshi's Korean campaigns where he struck up a friendship with Katō Kiyomasa and upon his return to Hizen, with Tokugawa Ieyasu.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Naoshige followed in leading over 12,000 men to Korea in the First Korean Campaign.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 1600, Naoshige fought at Siege of Udo and Siege of Yanagawa in Tokugawa side. At the Battle of Sekigahara, Naoshige sent his son, Nabeshima Katsushige to assist Tokugawa Ieyasu. Following the victory of the Tokugawa clan, their 357,000-koku fief went untouched by Ieyasu.
Afterwards, control of the domain passed to Naoshige, much of the Ryūzōji clan territory, when Ryūzōji Masaie was killed in battle in 1607.[8]
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Nabeshima's 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Legacy
Naoshige is known for re-settling potters from Korea in Hizen.[2]
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18th century portrait by Miura Shisan. From the Nabeshima family museum
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See also
References
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- ↑ a b Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nabeshima Naoshige" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 680.
- ↑ a b Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Ryūzōji," Nobiliare du Japon, p. 50 [PDF 54 of 80]; retrieved 2013-5-2.
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