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Niwa Nagahide (丹羽長秀;
October 16,
1535-
May 15,
1585) was a Japanese samurai of the
Sengoku through
Azuchi-Momoyama periods of the 16th century. He served as a retainer to the
Oda clan, and was eventually a daimyo in his own right.
From his youth, Nagahide served
Oda Nobunaga and became one of his senior retainers, going on to fight in the Oda clan's major battles, such as the
Battle of Nagashino. He was also an effective governor tasked with the construction of
Azuchi Castle, among many of other deeds. The extent of Nobunaga's trust can be seen by the fact that Nagahide married Nobunaga's adopted daughter and his son,
Niwa Nagashige, married the fourth daughter of Nobunaga.
These services let Nagahide rule over
Wakasa Province and
Sawayama Castle in
Ōmi Province. In
1581, in a military parade held at
Kyoto before the eyes of the
Emperor as well as foreign missionaries, Nagahide was given the honour of leading the procession.
On
1582, as
Oda Nobutaka's second in command, Nobunaga had Nagahide launch a campaign on
Shikoku but before he made any progress, Nobunaga was killed by
Akechi Mitsuhide. Nagahide abandoned the campaign and turned back to help
Hashiba Hideyoshi avenge this by killing Mitsuhide. At the meeting in
Kiyosu Castle where the future of the
Oda clan was discussed, Nagahide supported Hideyoshi's position and gained
Echizen Province and
Kaga Province to rule over 1,230,000
koku, becoming one of the most powerful retainers and daimyo. However, Nagahide died of illness in
1585 without making any impact at all. There is a conflicting record that Nagahide hadn't died of an illness, but on seeing Hideyoshi gather more power and eclipsing the Oda clan Nagahide had so long served, he felt that he hadn't lived up for the good of Nobunaga and the Oda clan as whole and committed suicide.
His son
Nagashige later became lord of
Shirakawa Castle in northern Japan, and by the time of Nagahide's grandson Mitsushige, the family's 100,000
koku landholding was moved to Nihonmatsu, where they remained for the duration of the Edo Period.
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