Ryūzōji forcesNabeshima
Nabeshima Naoshige
鍋島直茂
“Administrator of Hizen”
1538–1618 (aged 81)
- Rank / office
- Governor of Kaga
- Domain / base
- Hizen
- Banner / crest
- Nabeshima apricot leaf
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Brother-in-law and chief retainer of Ryūzōji Takanobu. Combining valour and statecraft, he supported the expansion of the Ryūzōji. When Takanobu was killed at Okitanawate he steadied the shaken house, made peace with the Shimazu and preserved Hizen. In time he took real power in place of his lords, and in the day of his son Katsushige the Saga Nabeshima domain was established. "The renewal of Hizen begins with Naoshige," it is said.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1570Genki 1
Night Attack at Imayama
Beat a great Ōtomo army with a night attack and saved the Ryūzōji from crisis.
- 1584Tenshō 12
After Okitanawate
Lost his lord Takanobu, held the house together and preserved Hizen.
Battle of Okitanawate 5,000 troops Watch in 3D › Chief administrator of the Ryūzōji and later founder of the Saga domain. He rallied his men in the chaos and barely got off the field with a handful of troops. - 1607Keichō 12
Foundation of the Nabeshima Domain
Held real power and opened the way to his son Katsushige's Saga domain.
