Eastern ArmyKuroda
Kuroda Nagamasa
黒田長政
“Architect of Sekigahara”
1568–1623 (aged 56)
- Rank / office
- Governor of Kai
- Domain / base
- Nakatsu, Buzen → Fukuoka, Chikuzen
- Banner / crest
- Kuroda wisteria
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Eldest son of the strategist Kuroda Yoshitaka (Kanbei). He made his name in Korea, and at Sekigahara fought the Ishida contingent head-on while single-handedly managing the intrigues with Kikkawa Hiroie and Kobayakawa Hideaki that broke the Western Army from within. Rewarded with Chikuzen, 520,000 koku, he became the founder of the Fukuoka domain.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1589Tenshō 17
Succession
Succeeded to the Kuroda house on his father Kanbei's retirement.
- 1600Keichō 5
Sekigahara
Fought the Ishida contingent while his intrigues delivered the Eastern victory.
Battle of Sekigahara 5,400 troops Watch in 3D › Charged the Ishida position on Mount Sasao again and again. Before the battle his intrigues had also won over Kikkawa Hiroie and others, making him the quiet architect of victory. - 1600Keichō 5
Chikuzen, 520,000 koku
Transferred to Fukuoka with a great increase for his services, becoming founder of the domain.
