Nakagawa Kiyohide (中川 清秀; 1556 – June 6, 1583) was a daimyo in Azuchi-Momoyama period. His childhood name was Nakagawa Toranosuke (中川 虎之助). His common name was Nakagawa Sebe (中川 瀬兵衛). His father was Nakagawa Shgekiyo. Nakagawa Hidemasa and Nakagawa Hidenari were his sons. Huruta Oribe's wife was Kiyohide's young sister. Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... The Azuchi-Momoyama period (安土桃山時代) is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1568 to 1600. ... Nakagawa Hidemasa is the eldest son of Nakagawa Kiyohide and died fighting in Korea during Korean campaign. ... Nakagawa Hidenari (中川 秀成; 1570 – September 9, 1612) was a daimyo in the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods of Japanese history. ...

At first, Kiyohide served Ikeda Katsumasa, who was form a powerful clan at Settsu Province. he went independent with Araki Murashige and Takayama Ukon at Settsu Province afterward. When Oda Nobunaga marched his armies into Kyoto, Kiyohide served him. In 1572, he and Murashige killed Wada Koremasa. Ikeda Katsumasa (池田 勝正; 1539 – 1578) was a military commander in Azuchi-Momoyama period. ... Settsu province (摂津国, Settsu no kuni), Tsu province (津国, Tsu no kuni), or Sesshu (æ‘‚å·ž, SesshÅ«) was a province of Japan, which today comprises the eastern part of Hyogo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. ... Araki Murashige ) was a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, and daimyō (feudal lord) of Itami castle in what is now Itami city in Japans Hyogo Prefecture. ... Dom Justo Takayama (1552 - 1615) was a daimyo born in the Yamato Province in Japan during the Tokugawa shogunate. ... Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga (織田 ä¿¡é•· â–¶(?), June 23, 1534 - June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ...

In 1578, Murashige rebeled against Nobunaga, Kiyohide rebeled acting in concert, too. However, when Nobunaga came to attack leading a large army, Kiyohide surrendered and attacked Murashige other way round. After that, he took part in various battles under Niwa Nagashige and Ikeda Tsuneoki. Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ... Niwa Nagashige (丹羽長重; May 11, 1571 - April 1, 1637) is a daimyo and retainer of Oda clan. ... Ikeda Tsuneoki (池田 恒興; 1536 – May 18, 1584) was a daimyo and military commander in the Sengoku period and Azuchi-Momoyama period. ...

In 1582, he served Hashiba Hideyoshi after Nobunaga died, and was active in the Battle of Yamazaki. Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... Hideyoshi in old age. ... The Battle of Yamazaki was fought in 1582 in Yamazaki, Japan. ...

In 1583, he was in the second van of Hideyoshi's force at the Battle of Shizugatake, and held Oiwayama-fort (Oiwayama-toride, 大岩山砦) with Takayama Ukon and Miyoshi Hidetsugu. Then Sakuma Morimasa, who was a brave military commander of Shibata Katsuie attacked hard, and Kiyohide died in the battle at 42. 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Battle of Shizugatake took place in 1583 in Japan. ... Toyotomi Hidetsugu (豊臣秀次; 1568 - July 15, 1595) was a nephew and retainer of Hideyoshi. ... Sakuma Morimasa (佐久間 盛政, 1554 - 83) is a retainer of Shibata Katsuie. ... Shibata Katsuie (柴田 勝家) (1530 - 1583) was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. ...

His grave is at Bairin-ji (梅林寺), Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture. Ibaraki (茨木市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ... ÅŒsaka Prefecture (大阪府 ÅŒsaka-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ...

His second son, Hidenari became the first leader of Oka clan at Bungo Province afterwards. Oka clan continued until Meiji Period. Bungo (豊後国; Bungo no kuni) was an old province of Japan in eastern Kyushu, which bordered on Buzen, Hyuga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen provinces. ... The Meiji period (Japanese: 明治時代, Meiji-jidai) denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running from 8 September 1868 (in the Gregorian calendar, 23 October 1868) to 30 July 1912. ...