- Kuroda clan
Family name
name = Kuroda
imagesize= 180px
caption= Corner tower of Fukuoka castle, residence of the Kuroda main clan during theEdo period .
pronunciation = Matsudaira
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names =Sasaki ,Kodera
footnotes = The nihongo|Kuroda clan|黒田氏|Kuroda-shi| was a Japanese samurai clan which came to prominence during theSengoku period .Origins
The Kuroda clan claimed its origins in
Tōtōmi Province .engoku era
In 1587, Yoshitaka received lordship of
Nakatsu Castle . [http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/kuroda_k.html "Kuroda-shi" on Harimaya.com] (accessed 28 Sept. 2008)]Edo era
At the
Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Army defeatedIshida Mitsunari 's Western Army, and Ieyasu emerged as the dominant power figure in Japan. Kuroda Yoshitaka and his son Nagamasa supported Ieyasu in combat, [http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/kuroda_k.html "Kuroda-shi" on Harimaya.com] (accessed 28 Sept. 2008)] and for their service, were rewarded with a transfer to theFukuoka Domain , rated at 520,000 "koku " of land. [ [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ME4K-SKRI/han/kyushu/fukuoka.html "Fukuoka-han" on Edo 300 HTML] (accessed 28 Sept. 2008)]Two branches of the family were founded in 1623. Kuroda Nagamasa's 3rd son Nagaoki founded the first; he was given 50,000 "
koku " of land which became the Akizuki Domain. [ [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ME4K-SKRI/han/kyushu/akiduki.html "Akizuki-han" on Edo 300 HTML] (accessed 28 Sept. 2008)] Nagamasa's fourth son Takamasa founded the second; he was given 40,000 "koku " of land which became the Tōren-ji Domain. [ [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ME4K-SKRI/han/kyushu/torenji.html "Tōren-ji han" on Edo 300 HTML] (accessed 28 Sept. 2008)]The forces of the Kuroda clan of Fukuoka took part in the
Shimabara Rebellion in 1638. 18,000 men under Kuroda Tadayuki assisted in laying siege toHara Castle .In 1784, two schools were founded for the Fukuoka domain's samurai sons, Shūyū-kan and Kantō-kan. Of the two, Shūyū-kan still exists as Shūyū-kan Prefectural High School.
Boshin war
During the Boshin War of 1868-69, the Kuroda clan supported the imperial government. Troops from Fukuoka took part in the
Battle of Aizu and theBattle of Hakodate , among others.Meiji and beyond
Key Genealogies
Fukuoka
*Kuroda Takamasa (?-1523?)
*Kuroda Shigetaka (1508-1564)
*Kuroda Mototaka (1522-1585)
*Kuroda Yoshitaka (1546-1608)
*Kuroda Nagamasa (1568-1623)
*Kuroda Tadayuki (1602-1654)
*Kuroda Mitsuyuki (1628-1707)
*Kuroda Tsunamasa (1659-1711)
*Kuroda Nobumasa (1685-1744)
*Kuroda Tsugutaka (1703-1775)
*Kuroda Haruyuki (1753-1781)
*Kuroda Harutaka (1754-1782)
*Kuroda Naritaka (1777-1795)
*Kuroda Narikiyo (1795-1851)
*Kuroda Nagahiro (1811-1887)
*Kuroda Nagatomo (1839-1902)
*Kuroda Nagashige (1867-1939)
*Nagamichi Kuroda (1889-1978)
*Nagahisa Kuroda (1916-)Akizuki
*Kuroda Nagaoki (1610-1665)
*Kuroda Nagashige
*Kuroda Naganori
*Kuroda Nagasada
*Kuroda Nagakuni
*Kuroda Nagayoshi
*Kuroda Nagakata
*Kuroda Naganobu
*Kuroda Nagatsugu
*Kuroda Nagamoto
*Kuroda Nagayoshi
*Kuroda NaganoriTōren-ji
*Kuroda Takamasa (1612-1639)
*Kuroda Yukikatsu (1634-1663)
*Kuroda Nagahiro (1659-1711)(as Naogata domain)
*Kuroda Nagakiyo (1667-1720)Notes
References
Japanese
* [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ME4K-SKRI/han/kyushu/akiduki.html "Akizuki-han" on Edo 300 HTML] (accessed 28 Sept. 2008)
* [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ME4K-SKRI/han/kyushu/fukuoka.html "Fukuoka-han" on Edo 300 HTML] (accessed 28 Sept. 2008)
* [http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/kuroda_k.html "Kuroda-shi" on Harimaya.com] (accessed 28 Sept. 2008)
* [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ME4K-SKRI/han/kyushu/torenji.html "Tōren-ji han" on Edo 300 HTML] (accessed 28 Sept. 2008)Further reading
Japanese
On Kuroda Yoshitaka
* Andō Hideo 安藤英男. "Shiden Kuroda Josui" 史伝黒田如水. Tokyo: Nichibō Shuppansha, 1975.
* Harada Tanemasa 原田種眞. "Kuroda Josui" 黒田如水. Tokyo: Benseisha 勉誠社, 1996.
* Kaneko Kentarō 金子堅太郎. "Kuroda Josui den" 黒田如水伝. Tokyo: Bunken Shuppan 文献出版, 1976.
* Motoyama Kazuki 本山一城. "Jitsuroku Takenaka Hanbei to Kuroda Kanbei" 実錄竹中半兵衛と黒田官兵衛. Tokyo: Murata Shoten 村田書店, 1988.
* Yoshikawa, Eiji. (1989) "Yoshikawa Eiji Rekishi Jidai Bunko" ("Eiji Yoshikawa's Historical Fiction"), Vol. 44: "Kuroda Yoshitaka" (黒田如水). Tokyo: Kodansha. 10-ISBN 4-0619-6577-8; 13-ISBN 978-4-0619-6577-5
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