Nanbu Toshinao

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Nanbu".

Nanbu Toshinao
1st (Nanbu) Lord of Morioka
In office 1599–1632
Preceded by	none
Succeeded by	Nanbu Shigenao
Personal details
Born	1576 Tago Castle, Mutsu Province, Japan
Died	1632 Edo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese

Nanbu Toshinao (南部利直^?) (1576–1632) was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period, who ruled the Morioka Domain.

Biography

Toshinao was born at Tago Castle, in Sannohe, the eldest son of Nanbu Nobunao. In 1599 he succeeded his newly deceased father as head of the Nanbu clan. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death, he improved his ties with Tokugawa Ieyasu. He took part in the Sekigahara Campaign, and was recognized by Ieyasu as lord of Morioka. Toshinao also took part in the Siege of Osaka in 1614.

Toshinao was also responsible for improving mining operations within the Morioka domain.

References

• Arai Hakuseki (1979). Told Round a Brushwood Fire. trans. by Joyce Ackroyd. Princeton University Press, p. 58.
• (Japanese) Morioka Domain on "Edo 300 HTML" (3 Nov. 2007)

Preceded by none

1st (Nanbu) Lord of Morioka 1599-1632

Succeeded by Nanbu Shigenao

Persondata
Name	Nanbu, Toshinao
Alternative names
Short description	Daimyo who ruled the Morioka Domain
Date of birth	1576
Place of birth	Tago Castle, Mutsu Province, Japan
Date of death	1632
Place of death	Edo, Japan