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DAIMYO of
CHIKUZEN PROVINCE
Kuroda
- Domain: Fukuoka
- Stipend: 473,000 koku
- Class: Tozama 4
- Headquarters: Fukuoka Castle (Hilltop)
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Family of daimyo descended from the Sasaki of Omi and through them from
Uda-Genji.
Elder branch, which from 1600 resided at Fukuoka.
Succession
- Mototaka (1524-1585)
- Yoshitaka (1546-1604)
- Nagamasa (1568-1623) - 1st Kuroda daimyo of Fukuoka
- Tadayuki(1602-1654)
- Mitsuyuki(1628-1707)
- Tsunamasa(1659-1711)
- Nobumasa(1685-1744)
- Tsugutaka(1703-1775)
- Haruyuki(1753-1781)
- Harutaka(1754-1782)
- Naritaka(1777-1795)
- Narikiyo(1795-1851)
- Nagahiro (1811-1887, daimyo 1834-1869)
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- Nagatomo (1838-1902, daimyo 1869- )
Notable Ancestors
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Kuroda
Mototaka (1524-1585)
Mino no kami, served first Kodera Masamoto, daimyo of Himeji (Harima), then
Nobunaga. Shaved his head and took the name of Soen.
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Kuroda
Yoshitaka (1546-1604)
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Son of Mototaka, was first kerai of the Kodera; married the daughter of
Masamoto and himself bore the name of Kodera until the fall of the family.
Hence the name of Simeon Condera, which the ancient missionaries give him in
their writings. In 1569 he defeated the troops of Akamatsu, who had come to
besiege Himeji. In 1573 he came to Kyoto, where for the first time he saw
Nobunaga and Hideyoshi: he headed the vanguard, which the latter led into
Chugoku. He tried in vain to draw his former suzerain Kodera Norimoto to
Nobunaga's party: Kodera persisted in making alliance with the Mori, and in
1577 was
despoiled of his possessions. Yoshitaka served as intermediary between
Hideyoshi and Kobayakawa Takakage to bring about a peace. Afterwards in 1585 he
served in the campaign of Shikoku against the Chosokabe, and in 1587 of Kyushu
against the Shimazu; whereupon he received as fief six districts of
Buzen province (120,000 koku), and fixed his residence at Nakatsu. But his
intelligence and ability having roused the jealous susceptibility of
Hideyoshi, in 1589 he yielded the administration of his domains to his son Nagamasa,
and took the name of Josui. In 1597, when Kobayakawa Hideaki, only
20-years-old, was appointed commander-in-chief of the expedition to Korea, Yoshitaka was ordered to accompany and counsel him. During the
Sekigahara campaign (1600), he remained in Kyushu, and in concert with
Nabeshima Naoshige, Kato Kiyomasa, etc., captured the castles of Usuki (Bungo),
Yanagawa, and Kurume (Chikugo). Ieyasu tried to attach him to his party, and
give him a high office in the government; but after a courteous visit to Edo,
Josui returned to Kyushu, where he died after a few years.
In 1583 Yoshitaka had been baptized by the name of Simeon, and until his
death proved faithful to the faith he had embraced.
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Kuroda
Nagamasa (1568-1623)
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Son of Yoshitaka, came to Kyoto at the age of 10 and was intrusted by
Nobunaga to the care of Hideyoshi, then daimyo of Nagahama (Omi). He served in
the Kyushu campaign (1587) and in Korea (1592). He sided with
Ieyasu and fought at Sekigahara (1600). In reward for his services, he was
transferred from Nakatsu (Buzen -- 120,000 koku) to Najima (Chikuzen --
520,000 koku); he built a castle there and changed its name to Fukuoka. He
fought at Osaka (1615) under the orders of Hidetada.
Nagamasa had been baptized while still young with the name of Damian, but
he always remained lukewarm, and abandoned his religion when it was proscribed.
Related Branches
- Younger branch: Akizuki (Chikuzen -- 50,000 koku)
Sources
Kuroda
- Domain: Akizuki
- Stipend: 50,000 koku
- Class: Tozama 5
- Headquarters: Akizuki Castle (Flatland)
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Family of daimyo descended from the Sasaki of Omi and through them from
Uda-Genji.
Younger branch, which from 1623 resided at Akizuki.
Succession
- Mototaka (1524-1585)
- Yoshitaka (1546-1604)
- Nagamasa (1568-1623) - 1st Kuroda daimyo of Fukuoka
- Nagaoki (1610-1665) - 1st Kuroda daimyo of Akizuki
- Nagashige
- Naganori
- Nagasada
- Nagakuni
- Nagayoshi
- Nagakata (unranked)
- Naganobu
- Nagatsugu
- Nagamoto
- Nagayoshi
- Naganori
Notable Ancestors
-
Kuroda
Mototaka (1524-1585)
Mino no kami, served first Kodera Masamoto, daimyo of Himeji (Harima), then
Nobunaga. Shaved his head and took the name of Soen.
-
Kuroda
Yoshitaka (1546-1604)
Son of Mototaka, was first kerai of the Kodera; married the daughter of
Masamoto and himself bore the name of Kodera until the fall of the family.
Hence the name of Simeon Condera, which the ancient missionaries give him in
their writings. In 1569 he defeated the troops of Akamatsu, who had come to
besiege Himeji. In 1573 he came to Kyoto, where for the first time he saw
Nobunaga and Hideyoshi: he headed the vanguard, which the latter led into
Chugoku. He tried in vain to draw his former suzerain Kodera Norimoto to
Nobunaga's party: Kodera persisted in making alliance with the Mori, and in
1577 was
despoiled of his possessions. Yoshitaka served as intermediary between
Hideyoshi and Kobayakawa Takakage to bring about a peace. Afterwards in 1585 he
served in the campaign of Shikoku against the Chosokabe, and in 1587 of Kyushu
against the Shimazu; whereupon he received as fief six districts of
Buzen province (120,000 koku), and fixed his residence at Nakatsu. But his
intelligence and ability having roused the jealous susceptibility of
Hideyoshi, in 1589 he yielded the administration of his domains to his son Nagamasa,
and took the name of Josui. In 1597, when Kobayakawa Hideaki, only
20-years-old, was appointed commander-in-chief of the expedition to Korea, Yoshitaka was ordered to accompany and counsel him. During the
Sekigahara campaign (1600), he remained in Kyushu, and in concert with
Nabeshima Naoshige, Kato Kiyomasa, etc., captured the castles of Usuki (Bungo),
Yanagawa, and Kurume (Chikugo). Ieyasu tried to attach him to his party, and
give him a high office in the government; but after a courteous visit to Edo,
Josui returned to Kyushu, where he died after a few years.
In 1583 Yoshitaka had been baptized by the name of Simeon, and until his
death proved faithful to the faith he had embraced.
-
Kuroda
Nagamasa (1568-1623)
Son of Yoshitaka, came to Kyoto at the age of 10 and was intrusted by
Nobunaga to the care of Hideyoshi, then daimyo of Nagahama (Omi). He served in
the Kyushu campaign ( 1587) and in Korea (1592). He sided with
Ieyasu and fought at Sekigahara (1600). In reward for his services, he was
transferred from Nakatsu (Buzen -- 120,000 koku) to Najima (Chikuzen --
520,000 koku); he built a castle there and changed its name to Fukuoka. He
fought at Osaka ( 1615) under the orders of Hidetada.
Nagamasa had been baptized while still young with the name of Damian, but
he always remained lukewarm, and abandoned his religion when it was proscribed.
Related Branches
- Senior branch: Fukuoka (Chikuzen -- 520,000 koku)
Sources
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