Kuroda Nagamasa

In this Japanese name, the family name is Kuroda.

Kuroda Nagamasa 黒田長政
Lord of Fukuoka
In office 1601–1623
Preceded by	none
Succeeded by	Kuroda Tadayuki
Personal details
Born	December 3, 1568 Himeji, Harima Province, Japan
Died	August 29, 1623 (aged 56)
Nationality	Japanese

Kuroda Nagamasa's Kabuto

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 Toyotomi Hideyoshi's chief strategist and adviser 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. After Oda Nobunaga was killed in Honnō-ji Incident, Nagamasa served Toyotomi Hideyoshi with his father and participated in the invasion of the Chugoku Region.

Nagamasa served under Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Battle of Sekigahara. His men killed Shima Sakon, 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.

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.

• 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)
• Gunshi Kanbei (2014)

Preceded by none

Lord of Fukuoka 1601-1623

Succeeded by Kuroda Tadayuki