Oda Nobukatsu (織田信雄? 1558–June 10, 1630) was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. He was the second son of Oda Nobunaga. ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history He survived the decline of the Oda clan from political prominence, becoming a daimyo in the early Edo period. The was a family of Japanese Daimyo who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century The ( were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868
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Kitabatake clan
In 1570, Nobukatsu became an adopted heir of the Kitabatake clan and married a daughter of the former lord of Kitabatake, Tomonori. ( 1528 - December 12, 1576) was a Japanese Samurai of the 16th century who was the eighth generation lord of the Kitabatake clan that governed The true nature of this marriage was a condition of truce forced by the Oda clan to the Kitabatake clan. In 1575, Nobukatsu officially became the head of the family. The next year, he killed his father-in-law, imprisoned the previous lord, who was his father by adoption, and completely took over the Kitabatake clan.
In 1579, eager to achieve fame, Nobukatsu directed an invasion of Iga, which only ended in disastrous failure and severe rebuke from his father. was an old province of Japan in the area that is today western Mie Prefecture. Two years later, Nobunaga himself led another invasion with an army of several ten thousand and destroyed the whole region.
Death of Nobunaga
When Nobunaga and his heir, Nobutada, died at the Incident at Honnō-ji in 1582, problems arose about who will succeed the lordship of Oda clan. was the eldest son of Oda Nobunaga, and a Samurai who fought in many battles during the Sengoku period. The refers to the forced Suicide in June 21[[ 582]] of Japanese Daimyo Oda Nobunaga at the hands of his Samurai The was a family of Japanese Daimyo who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century Though Nobukatsu's younger brother Nobutaka intended to become the new lord, the retainers decided on the two-year-old son of Nobutada, Oda Hidenobu. (1558-1583 was a samurai and member of Oda clan. He was adopted as the head of Kanbe clan that ruled the middle region of Ise Province and was also called was the son of Oda Nobutada and lived during the Azuchi-Momoyama period in the late-16th century It is said that the opinion of Toyotomi Hideyoshi was most influential on this decision, and Hideyoshi, Nobukatsu and Nobutaka were assigned to the custodian of the new lord. At this point, Nobukatsu changed his surname back to Oda. And, he succeeded Mino Province/Owari Province/Ise Province. one of the Old provinces of Japan, was composed of nearly the entire southern part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture. was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture. or Seishū (勢州 seishū) was a province of Japan including most of modern Mie Prefecture.
Decline of Nobukatsu
During the succeeding chaotic years, Nobukatsu joined with Hideyoshi to destroy Nobutaka. However, soon their relationship became hostile, too, and Nobukatsu allied with Tokugawa Ieyasu to fight Hideyoshi in the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584. was the founder and first Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate The consisted of two battles in 1584 between the forces of Hashiba Hideyoshi (who would become Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1586) and the forces of Oda Nobukatsu
After more than a half year of battles, Hideyoshi persuaded Nobukatsu to make peace, offering him the security of the dominion. Nobukatsu took this offer and practically became a retainer of Hideyoshi. Later, when he served at the siege of Odawara (1590), he refused to accept the order of Hideyoshi to change his dominion, and not only lost his original dominion but also had to become a monk and be put under control of other retainers of Hideyoshi. The third occurred in 1590, and was the primary action in Toyotomi Hideyoshi 's campaign to eliminate the Hōjō clan as a threat to his power A few years later, Hideyoshi's anger eased and Nobukatsu regained some land to dominate.
He became the guardian of Toyotomi Hideyori after Hideyoshi's death. Toyotomi Hideyori (豊臣 秀頼 Toyotomi Hideyori) 1593 - June 5, 1615, was the son and designated successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi However, he betrayed Toyotomi clan at Siege of Osaka, and surrendered to Tokugawa Ieyasu. was the founder and first Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate As a result, he was permitted to remain a daimyo by the Tokugawa shogunate. The ( were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings
Though he is often described as an incompetent general, he at least managed to survive the series of upheavals. After the establishment of Tokugawa shogunate, he became the lord of the Uda-Matsuyama Domain in Yamato Province (modern-day Nara Prefecture), and comfortably lived the rest of his life. The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Yamato Province (modern-day Uda Nara) was a province of Japan, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture in Honshū. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture in the Kinki region on Honshū Island, Japan
References
- (Japanese) Japanese Wiki article on Nobukatsu (18 Sept. 2007)
| Preceded by Kitabatake Tomofusa |
Kitabatake family head 1572-1582 |
Succeeded by none |
| Preceded by Fukushima Takaharu |
1st (Oda) Lord of Uda-Matsuyama 1615-1630 |
Succeeded by Oda Takanaga |
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