- Asano Nagaakira
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Asano Nagaakira Lord of Ashimori In office
1610–1613Preceded by Kinoshita Katsutoshi Succeeded by Kinoshita Toshifusa Lord of Wakayama In office
1613–1619Preceded by Asano Yoshinaga Succeeded by Tokugawa Yorinobu Lord of Hiroshima In office
1619–1632Preceded by Fukushima Masanori Succeeded by Asano Mitsuakira Personal details Born 1586 Died 1632 Nationality Japanese Asano Nagaakira (浅野 長晟 , March 18, 1586 – October 16, 1632) was a Japanese samurai of the early Edo period who served as daimyō of the Wakayama domain, and was later transferred to the Hiroshima Domain.[1]
Born Asano Iwamatsu, he was the son of Asano Nagamasa, who was a senior retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In 1594, Nagaakira was made a retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and stipended at 3,000 koku. Following Tokugawa Ieyasu six years later at the Battle of Sekigahara, he was awarded with the 24,000 koku fief of Ashimori han. As his brother Yukinaga died heirless in 1613, Nagaakira succeeded him, becoming daimyo of Wakayama han.[1] At the siege of Ōsaka, he commanded a portion of Tokugawa Ieyasu's army. In the summer of 1615, Toyotomi Hideyori's Western Army moved to attack Asano's castle at Wakayama. Though most of Asano's forces were at Ōsaka, sieging Toyotomi's fortress, the remaining garrison outnumbered the Western warriors, and Asano led his men in sallying forth to meet the enemy in the Battle of Kashii.[2]
Asano also fought in the Battle of Tennoji, the decisive final battle in the siege of Ōsaka, where he commanded Tokugawa's rear guard. In 1619, he was granted the fief of Hiroshima, in Aki Province, which would come to be the home of the Asano family for many generations.
Preceded by
Kinoshita KatsutoshiLord of Ashimori
1610-1613Succeeded by
Kinoshita ToshifusaPreceded by
Asano YoshinagaLord of Wakayama
1613-1619Succeeded by
Tokugawa YorinobuPreceded by
Fukushima MasanoriLord of Hiroshima
1619-1632Succeeded by
Asano MitsuakiraReferences
- ^ a b 浅野氏
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For further reading
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
Categories:- Daimyo
- Samurai
- 1586 births
- 1632 deaths
- Asano clan
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