Takenaka Shigeharu

Takenaka Shigeharu (竹中 重治, September 27, 1544 – July 6, 1579), who was also known as Hanbei (半兵衛), was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period of the 16th century.

Takenaka Shigeharu
Takenaka Shigeharu
Native name
竹中 重治
Nickname(s)Hanbei (半兵衛)
BornSeptember 27, 1544
DiedJuly 6, 1579(1579-07-06) (aged 34)
Allegiance Saitō clan
Oda clan
Toyotomi clan
Unit Takenaka clan
Battles/warsSiege of Inabayama
Battle of Anegawa
Siege of Miki
ChildrenTakenaka Shigekado
RelationsTakenaka Shigetoshi (cousin)
Grave of Takenaka Shigeharu
In this Japanese name, the family name is Takenaka.

Career

He initially served the Saitō clan of Mino Province, but later plotted an uprising and took over the Saitō clan's castle at Mount Inaba.[1] He then directed the defense against the forces of Oda Nobunaga during the Siege of Inabayama Castle. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was so impressed by him that he invited Shigeharu to join his forces as a strategist. Shigeharu made many contributions to Hideyoshi with his exceptional talent in that field.

He died of illness during Hideyoshi's attack against the Mōri in the Chūgoku region of Japan, while Miki Castle was being besieged.[1]

Descendants

Takenaka Shigekado, Shigeharu's son and successor, continued to serve Hideyoshi after his father's death.[1] At the Battle of Sekigahara, he fought on the side of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and his holdings at Bodaisan were secured. The Takenaka family thus became a family of hatamoto, and would soon move from their old castle of Bodaisan to the new Iwate Castle.[1] The holdings of the Takenaka included Sekigahara Village.[2]

In the mid-19th century, Shigeharu's descendant Takenaka Shigekata served as commander of the Tokugawa forces in Fushimi at the Battle of Toba–Fushimi.

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See also

Notes
  1. Takenaka clan. Harimaya. Accessed October 29, 2007.
  2. (in Japanese) 交代寄合竹中氏


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