Asano Nagaakira
Asano Nagaakira | |
|---|---|
Lord of Wakayama | |
| In office 1613–1619 | |
| Preceded by | Asano Yoshinaga |
| Succeeded by | Tokugawa Yorinobu |
| Lord of Hiroshima | |
| In office 1619–1632 | |
| Preceded by | Fukushima Masanori |
| Succeeded by | Asano Mitsuakira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1586 |
| Died | 1632 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse | Furihime |
Asano Nagaakira (浅野 長晟, March 18, 1586 – October 16, 1632) was a Japanese samurai of the early
Wakayama Domain, and was later transferred to the Hiroshima Domain.[1]
Biography
Born Asano Iwamatsu, he was the son of
castle at Wakayama. Though most of Asano's forces were at Ōsaka, besieging Toyotomi's fortress, the remaining garrison outnumbered the Western warriors, and Asano led his men in sallying forth to meet the enemy in the Battle of Kashii.[2]
Asano also fought in the
Asano family until the Meiji Restoration.[3] Nagaakira was married to Furihime, the widow of Gamō Hideyuki and third daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu.[3]
Family
- Father: Asano Nagamasa
- Mother: Cho-Sei-in (d.1616), daughter of Asano Nagakatsu
- Wife: Furihime (1580-1617), third daughter of the shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Children:
- Asano Nagaharu (1614-1675)
- Asano Mitsuakira by Furihime
References
- ^ a b 浅野氏
- ^ "ÀõÌîĹÚð¤ÎÎóÅÁ". Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
- ^ a b Papinot, Edmond (1906). Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du Japon. p. 28.
Further reading
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co.