Asano Nagaakira

Asano Nagaakira (浅野 長晟, March 18, 1586 – October 16, 1632) was a Japanese samurai of the early Edo period who served as daimyō of Wakayama Domain, and was later transferred to the Hiroshima Domain.[1]

In this Japanese name, the family name is Asano.

Asano Nagaakira
Lord of Ashimori
In office 1610–1613
Preceded by	Kinoshita Katsutoshi
Succeeded by	Kinoshita Toshifusa
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(s)	Furihime

Biography

Born Asano Iwamatsu, he was the son of Asano Nagamasa, who was a senior retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In 1594, Nagaakira was made a retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and awarded a stipend of 3,000 koku. Allying his forces to Tokugawa Ieyasu six years later at the Battle of Sekigahara, he was subsequently awarded with the 24,000 koku fief of Ashimori han. As his brother Yukinaga died heirless in 1613, Nagaakira succeeded him, becoming daimyo of Wakayama han.[1] At the Siege of Ōsaka, he commanded a portion of Tokugawa Ieyasu's army. In the summer of 1615, Toyotomi Hideyori's Western Army moved to attack Asano's 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 Battle of Tennōji, the decisive final battle in the Siege of Ōsaka, where he commanded Tokugawa's rear guard. In 1619, he was granted the fief of Hiroshima, in Aki Province, which would be the home of the Asano family for many generations. Nagaakira was married to Tokugawa Furihime, the third of Tokugawa Ieyasu's daughters.

Family

• Father: Asano Nagamasa
• Mother: Cho-Sei-in (d.1616), daughter of Asano Nagakatsu
• Wife: Tokugawa Furihime (1580-1617), third daughter of the shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu
• Children:
  • Asano Nagaharu (1614-1675)
  • Asano Mitsuakira by Furihime

References

1. 浅野氏
2. "ÀõÌîĹÚð¤ÎÎóÅÁ". Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2007-02-24.

Further reading

• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co.

Preceded by Kinoshita Katsutoshi	Daimyō of Ashimori 1610–1613	Succeeded by Kinoshita Toshifusa
Preceded by Asano Yoshinaga	Daimyō of Wakayama 1613–1619	Succeeded by Tokugawa Yorinobu
Preceded by Fukushima Masanori	Daimyō of Hiroshima 1619–1632	Succeeded by Asano Mitsuakira