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Kuroda Nagamasa (黒田長政, Kuroda Nagamasa^?) (1568-1623) was a daimyo of Japan. He was the son of Kuroda Kanbei. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Year 1623 (MDCXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... Kuroda Kanbei (1546-1604) Kuroda Kanbei, a man of great ambition and a famed strategist under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. ...

When Nagamasa was merely a small child, his father was convicted as a spy by Oda Nobunaga, so his son Nagamasa was taken away and was nearly killed as a hostage. But by the help of Takenaka Hanbei, he intercepted it and bailed them out. Nagamasa served under Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Battle of Sekigahara, also sercuring victory for the Eastern army. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Takenaka Hanbei 竹中半兵衛 (also Shigeharu 重治 1544–1579) was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. ... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu The Tokugawa clan crest This is a Japanese name; the family name is Tokugawa Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu) January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until... Combatants Forces loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori, many clans from Western Japan Forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Clans of Eastern Japan Commanders Ishida Mitsunari, Mōri Terumoto, others Tokugawa Ieyasu, others Strength 81,890 88,888 Casualties At least 40,000 dead Otani Yoshitsugu Shimazu Toyohisa Unknown; but not excessive The Battle...

Kuroda Nagamasa was the son of a Christian daimyo, Kuroda Josui, and was baptized Simeon in 1583. He was to become well known as a great strategist.^{[citation needed]} While still young, Kuroda was put under the auspices of Oda Nobunaga and later served under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In 1592 and again in 1597 he shared command of the vanguard invasion troops in Korea with Konishi Yukinaga and Kato Kiyomasa. Although he had helped Konishi out of some military tight spots in Korea and was—like Konishi—a Christian, Kuroda supported Tokugawa Ieyasu during the fighting at Sekigahara, and for his efforts was enfieffed at Chikuzen becoming lord of Fukuoka Castle. For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This is a Japanese name; the family name is Toyotomi Toyotomi Hideyoshi ) February 2, 1536 or March 26, 1537 – September 18, 1598) was a sengoku daimyo who unified Japan. ... Konishi Yukinaga (小西 行長 Konishi Yukinaga, born 1555 and died November 6, 1600) was a Japanese (Christian) daimyo under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. ... Statue of Kato Kiyomasa in front of Kumamoto Castle Katō Kiyomasa (加藤清正, Katō Kiyomasa, July 25, 1562-August 2, 1611) was a daimyō during the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods of Japanese history. ... Fukuoka Castle (福岡城 -jō) is a Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. ...

Both Kuroda Nagamasa and his father Josui were well known for their regard for the advice of others, and Nagamasa even set aside one night a month when he would sit with a number of his trusted retainers and allow all to talk freely with the mutual promise that none would become angry over what was said, or gossip about it later. These were called the "Meetings Without Anger." He had a talented, wild son with the name of Kuroda Tadayuki, with the Tada in the name was given by the second Tokugawa Shogun. Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada Tokugawa Hidetada May 2, 1579—March 14, 1632) was the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. ...