Preceded by none Role Daimyo Succeeded by Kuroda Tadayuki Parents Kuroda Yoshitaka | Nationality Japanese Siblings Kuroda Kumanosuke Name Kuroda Nagamasa Grandparents Kuroda Mototaka | |
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Children Kuroda Tadayuki, Kuroda Nagaoki, Kuroda Takamasa Similar People Kuroda Yoshitaka, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Fukushima Masanori, Kato Kiyomasa, Konishi Yukinaga | ||
Nioh Kuroda Nagamasa Disguise
Kuroda Nagamasa (黒田 長政, December 3, 1568 – August 29, 1623) was a daimyo during the late Azuchi-Momoyama and Early Edo Period. He was the son of Kuroda Kanbei, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's chief strategist and adviser.
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His child-hood name was Shojumaru and when he became hostage of Oda Nobunaga he was entrusted to Yamauchi Kazutoyo.
In 1577, when Nagamasa was a small child, his father was tried and sentenced as a spy by Oda Nobunaga. Nagamasa was kidnapped and nearly killed as a hostage. Takenaka Hanbei ended up rescuing him. After Oda Nobunaga was killed in Honnō-ji Incident of 1582, Nagamasa served Toyotomi Hideyoshi with his father and participated in the invasion of the Chugoku Region.
Nagamasa also participated in the first Korean campaign (1592–93), commanding the Third Division of 5000 men during the first invasion 1592-1593. In the second part of the campaign (1597) he held command in The Army of the Right. He took part in the Battle of Sekigahara in the year 1600 serving under Tokugawa Ieyasu. His men killed Shima Sakon, securing victory for the Eastern army. As a reward for his service at Sekigahara, Tokugawa granted Nagamasa Chikuzen - 520.000 koku - in exchange for his previous fief Nakatsu, Buzen. Later he participated in the Osaka Castle campaigns.
In popular culture
Nagamasa is a playable character from the Eastern Army in the original Kessen.
Kuroda is also a popular historical figure. His life, and his relationship to Tokugawa, has been dramatized many times in the annual NHK Taiga Drama series.