Nakamura Kazuuji
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Nakamura Kazuuji (中村一氏, ? - August 25, 1600) was a Daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. He was one of "Three Churo" (Sanchuro), arbiters of the Toyotomi government. He is regarded to have come from Koga in the Omi Province (present Koka County, Shiga Prefecture). He is considered to have been from the Taki clan, one of the Koga-nijyuikke (the 21 clans of Koga).[1]
Biography[edit]
Kazuuji born on Nakamura-ku, Nagoya and served Hideyoshi from early page. Around 1573, he was granted by Hideyoshi 200 koku of Nagahama, Omi Provi nce.
In 1577, he overran Tenno-ji Temple and suppressed an uprising by the Monzeki sect of Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple in 1582, he rendered distinguished military service taking command of a firearms troop in the Battle of Yamazaki.[2]
In 1583, he participated in the Battle of Shizugatake. He became the lord of the Kishiwada-jo Castle and was granted 30,000 koku.
In 1584, after Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, he was married with Mori Nagayoshi widow, Ikeda Sen and have two children. Her most notable son was Nakamura Kazutada, the first lord who ruled the Yonago Domain. Kazutada married Ieyasu's adopted daughter, further strengthening the relations between Nakamura, Ikeda and Tokugawa clan even more.
In 1585, he became the lord of the Minakuchi-Okayama-jo Castle in Omi Province and was granted 60,000 koku. He was promoted and appointed to Jugo-ino-ge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) with title Shikibu-shoyu (Junior Assistant of the Ministry of Ceremonial).
In 1590, he led the troops of Toyotomi Hidetsugu in an expedition against Hōjō and captured almost unassisted the main part of the Yamanaka-jo Castle defended by Matsuda Yasunaga. He was granted 140,000 koku in Sunpu in Suruga Province in recognition of his distinguished military service.
In 1595, he was entrusted to rule Suruga Province as Daikan (local governor) of Suruga Jikiryo (directly-controlled land). In 1598, he was appointed one of Sanchuro (arbitration office) along with Ikoma Chikamasa and Horio Yoshiharu.
Death[edit]
In 1600, he took part in the Tokugawa Ieyasu "Eastern army" in the Battle of Sekigahara, but on August 25 before the battle started, died of illness.
His tomb is located at Rinzai-ji Temple in Shizuoka City. His eldest son Nakamura Icchu who succeeded his father as the head of the family actively fought in Mino region.
References[edit]
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- ↑ Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 41. ISBN 9781854095237. Search this book on
- ↑ Turnbull, Stephen (2010). Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 9781846039607. Search this book on
