Takenaka Shigeharu (竹中重治? 1544–1579), who was also known as Hanbei (半兵衛), was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. He served the Saito clan of Mino province, but later plotted an uprising and took over the Saito castle at Mount Inaba. The was a Japanese clan in Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture) during the Sengoku period in the 16th century one of the Old provinces of Japan, was composed of nearly the entire southern part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture. also known as Kinkazan, is located in the heart of the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and rises to a height of. [1] Toyotomi Hideyoshi was so impressed by this tactic that he invited Shigeharu to join his forces as a strategist. Shigeharu made many contributions to Hideyoshi with his exceptional talent in that field.
He died during Hideyoshi's attack against the Mōri in the Chūgoku region of Japan, while Miki Castle was being besieged. [1] Takenaka Shigekado, Shigeharu's son and successor, continued to serve Hideyoshi after his father's death. ( 1573 - November 2, 1631) was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period through early Edo Period. [1] At the Battle of Sekigahara, he fought on the side of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and his holdings at Bodaisan were secured. Background and pretext Even though Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan and consolidated his power following the Siege of Odawara in 1590 his ill-fated was the founder and first Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate The Takenaka family thus became a family of hatamoto, and would soon move from their old castle of Bodaisan to the new Iwate Castle. A was a Samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan. [1] Rather ironically, the holdings of the Takenaka included Sekigahara Village. is a town located in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003 the town has an estimated Population of 8802 and a density [2]
In the mid-19th century, Shigeharu's descendant Takenaka Shigekata served as commander of the Tokugawa forces in Fushimi at the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. (1828-1891 was a Japanese Samurai of the late Edo period later a figure in efforts to colonize Hokkaido The occurred between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan
Apperances in popular culture
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External links
- Information on Iwate Castle (in Japanese)
- Information on Bodaisan Castle (in Japanese)
- Woodblock print
- Photo of Shigeharu's Grave
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