Naoe Kanetsugu
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| Preceded by | Naoe Nobutsuna |
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| Born | 1560 Sakato Castle, Echigo Province |
| Died | January 23, 1620 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse(s) | Naoe Osen |
Naoe Kanetsugu (直江兼続) (1560-January 23, 1620) was a Japanese samurai of the 16th-17th centuries. The eldest son of Higuchi Kanetoyo, Kanetsugu was famed for his service to two generations of the Uesugi daimyo. He was also known by his court title, Yamashiro no Kami (山城守)[1] or his childhood/adolescent name, Higuchi Kanetsugu (樋口兼続).
Kanetsugu served first as a koshō (小姓) to Uesugi Kenshin
After Kenshin had died, he served Kagekatsu, of the adopted son of Kenshin.[2] Kanetsugu's brother, Ōkuni Sanehiro, was also a famous Uesugi retainer.
Kanetsugu was born Higuchi Yoroku, at Sakato Castle in Echigo Province. His father, Higuchi Sōemon Kanetoyo, was a senior retainer of Nagao Masakage, the lord of Sakato Castle.[3] When Yoroku came of age, he married Osen, the widow of Uesugi retainer Naoe Nobutsuna, and took the name Naoe Kanetsugu. He quickly distinguished himself as an outstanding commander, and was involved in much of the fighting that took place on the Sea of Japan coast with Sassa Narimasa and Maeda Toshiie. Kanetsugu was also responsible for the actions of the Uesugi clan against the allies of the Tokugawa during the leadup to the climactic Battle of Sekigahara. Following the Uesugi clan's surrender to the Tokugawa, in 1601, their holdings were transferred to the much smaller fief of Yonezawa, with an income of 60,000 koku. Kanetsugu was granted a stipend shortly before he retired.
Following his death, his wife Lady Osen (お船), per the custom at the time, took the tonsure, cutting her hair short and becoming a Buddhist nun. She was renamed Lady Teishin-ni (貞心尼). Teishin-ni helped reared the young Uesugi heir, Uesugi Sadakatsu, eventually passing away in 1637 at the age of 81.
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[edit] In fiction
See People of the Sengoku period in popular culture.
[edit] References
- ^ (Japanese) 文武兼備の智将 直江兼続
- ^ (Japanese) 直江兼続とは？
- ^ (Japanese) 文武兼備の智将 直江兼続
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[edit] External links
- "TEN-CHI-JIN" General of UESUGI Clan NAOE KANETSUGU - (Japanese)-Kabuto(Samurai Helmet) Papercraft
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