Takenaka Shigeharu | |
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竹中 重治 | |
![]() Takenaka Shigeharu | |
Head of Takenaka clan | |
In office 1560–1579 | |
Preceded by | Takenaka Shigemoto |
Succeeded by | Takenaka Shigekado |
Personal details | |
Born | September 27, 1544 Mino province |
Died | July 6, 1579 | (aged 34)
Children | Takenaka Shigekado |
Relatives | Takenaka Shigetoshi (cousin) Ando Morinari (father in law) |
Nickname | "Hanbei" (半兵衛) |
Military service | |
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Battles/wars | Battle of Nagaragawa (1556) Siege of Inabayama (1567) Battle of Anegawa (1570) Chūgoku Campaign (1576) Siege of Miki (1579) |
Takenaka Shigeharu (竹中 重治, September 27, 1544 – July 6, 1579), who was also known as Hanbei (半兵衛), was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. Hanbei was the castle lord in command of Bodaiyama Castle.[1] He was a chief strategist and adviser of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.[1] His father was a local samurai Takenaka Shigemoto.[1] He initially served the Saitō clan of Mino Province, but later plotted an uprising and took over the Saitō clan's Gifu Castle.[1][2]