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Kuroda Nagamasa on horseback

Kuroda Nagamasa's Kabuto

Kuroda Nagamasa (黒田長政^?) (December 3, 1568 - August 29, 1623) was a daimyo of Japan. He was the son of Kuroda Kanbei.

In 1577, When Nagamasa was a small child, his father was condemned as a spy by Oda Nobunaga. Nagamasa was kidnapped and nearly killed as a hostage. Takenaka Hanbei ended up rescuing him.

Nagamasa served in first place under Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Battle of Sekigahara, securing victory for the Eastern army. He also participated in the first Korean campaign (1592-93), leading 6000 men.

Later he participated in the Osaka Castle campaigns.

[edit] Media

Kuroda is a popular historical figure, and his life and relationship to Tokugawa has been dramatized many times in the annual NHK Taiga Drama series.

• Taikoki (1965)
• Hara no Sakamichi (1971)
• Ougon no Hibi (1978)
• Onna Taikoki (1981)
• Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983)
• Kasuga no Tsunobe (1989)
• Hideyoshi (1996)
• Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000)
• Komyo ga Tsuji (2006)

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