Nakagawa Hidenari (中川秀成) (1570 – September 9, 1612) was a Japanese daimyō in the Azuchi–Momoyama to Edo period. He was the 2nd son of Nakagawa Kiyohide.

Nakagawa Hidenari
Native name
中川秀成
Born1570
Died6 September 1612 (43)
RankDaimyō
Battles / warsKorean Campaign
Sekigahara Campaign
RelationsNakagawa Kiyohide (father)
Nakagawa Hidemasa (brother)

Career

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In 1582, Kiyohide died in the Battle of Shizugatake and Hidenari's brother Hidemasa succeeded to the family headship. However, Hidemasa died young in 1592 and Hidenari succeeded to the house and the domain. Thanks to his service under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he was soon moved to the Oka Domain in Bungo Province, with an income raise from 66,000 koku to 74,000 koku. In 1597, Hidenari took part in the invasion of Korea under Tōdō Takatora.

In 1600 at the Battle of Sekigahara, he sided with the eastern army, attacking and defeating Ōta Kazuyoshi at Usuki Castle. As a result, Tokugawa Ieyasu let him maintain his domain without being disturbed.

References

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  • Pitelka, Morgan (15 December 2015). Nakagaea Hidenari. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824857349. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  • This article is derived from corresponding content on the Japanese Wikipedia
Preceded by
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Daimyō of Oka
1594–1612
Succeeded by