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 KURODA MON

 

The Kuroda were descended from the Sasaki family although their early history is hazy. They emerged in the Sengoku Period as retainers of the Odera of Harima province. After 1577 they entered the service of Oda Nobunaga and through the efforts of

Kuroda Yoshitaka

a close companion of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, they rose in importance.

Kuroda Nagamasa

 

Yoshitaka and Nagamasa supported Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Sekigahara Campaign and afterwards their family held a considerable fief in Chikuzen province

 Nakatsu Castle was built by the daimyo Kuroda Yoshitaka in 1587 in Oita Prefecture.

Fukuoka castle, residence of the Kuroda main clan during the Edo period

 

Skyline of Fukuoka

 

Fukuoka's location in Japan

 

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Kuroda Nagahiro