Kumagai Nobunao
Kumagai Nobunao | |
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![]() Kumagai Nobunao | |
Native name | 熊谷 信直 |
Born | 1507 Aki Province |
Died | 1593 Kumagaya-shi Yakata |
Commands | Miiri-Takamatsu Castle |
Battles/wars | Siege of Koriyama, Battle of Miyajima |
Kumagai Nobunao (熊谷 信直, 1507 – 1593) was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period. Nobunao an Kumagai clan's ancestor was Kumagai Naozane.[1] He initially served the Aki Takeda clan, but he left Takeda clan and became a vassal of the Mōri Motonari.[1] He moved Kumagai clan's main bastion from Isegatsubo Castle to Miiri-Takamatsu Castle.[1][2][3]
In 1547, His daughter was married to Motonari's son Kikkawa Motoharu.[4][1] Thus, Kumagai clan became an important servant of the Mōri clan.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「熊谷信直」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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- ^ "熊谷氏の遺跡 高松山城跡" (in Japanese). ひろたび Hiroshima city official. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "毛利元就の子供 毛利三兄弟の経歴と人物像" (in Japanese). 歴人マガジン. Retrieved 19 October 2021.