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Nabeshima Naoshige | |
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鍋島直茂 | |
![]() 18th century portrait by Miura Shisan. From the Nabeshima family museum.[1] | |
Lord of Saga domain | |
In office 1607–1618 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1538 |
Died | 1618 |
Children | Nabeshima Katsushige |
Parents |
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Nickname | Nobumasa (信昌)[2] |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Ryūzōji clan Toyotomi clan Eastern army Tokugawa Shogunate |
Battles/wars | Siege of Saga Castle Siege of Suko Castle Battle of Okitanawate Siege of Kurume Kyushu Campaign Korean campaign Siege of Udo Siege of Yanagawa |
Nabeshima Naoshige (鍋島 直茂, April 12, 1538 – July 24, 1618) was a warlord of the Sengoku and early Edo periods and progenitor of the Nabeshima lords of the Saga Domain.[2][3] Naoshige was the second son of Nabeshima Kiyofusa (鍋島清房). His mother was the daughter of Ryūzōji Iesumi (龍造寺家純). He was a vassal of the Ryūzōji clan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century.[4]