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Mashita Nagamori 増田 長盛 | |
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| Lord ofKoriyama Castle | |
| In office 1585–1600 | |
| Succeeded by | Koriki Kiyonaga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1545 (1545) Nakashima-no-kori, Mashita-mura,Owari Province or Asai-gori, Mashita-go,Ōmi Province |
| Died | June 23, 1615(1615-06-23) (aged 69–70) Anraku-ji,Niiza, Saitama |
| Children | Mashita Moritsugu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Oda clan Toyotomi clan Western Army |
| Rank | Go-Bugyo |
| Commands | Koriyama Castle |
| Battles/wars | Korean Campaign (1592-1598) |
Mashita Nagamori (増田 長盛; 1545 – June 23, 1615) was adaimyō inAzuchi–Momoyama period, and one of theGo-Bugyō appointed byToyotomi Hideyoshi. Also calledNiemon (仁右衛門) or by his court title,Uemon-no-jō (右衛門尉). He was sent to Korea as one of the Three Bureaucrats withIshida Mitsunari andAsano Nagamasa.
Nagamori was born in Nakashima-no-kori, Mashita-mura,Owari Province or Asai-gori, Mashita-go,Ōmi Province and served Hashiba Hideyoshi (Toyotomi Hideyoshi) when he had been a retainer ofOda Nobunaga.
Since he shined with domestic affairs such as Cadastral Surveys by Hideyoshi and diplomatic negotiations withUesugi Kagekatsu, Hideyoshi gave him 200,000koku at Koriyama Castle,Yamato Province and also appointed by Hideyoshi to a Commission of Five (Go-Bugyō) along withIshida Mitsunari,Maeda Gen'i,Asano Nagamasa andNatsuka Masaie.
Nagamori took part in theBattle of Bunroku (in 1592) and theBattle of Keicho (in 1596).
After Hideyoshi died, in 1600, Nagamori took part inIshida Mitsunari's force when he put upMōri Terumoto who was a member of thecouncil of Five Elders and raised their army toTokugawa Ieyasu. However, Nagamori was involved in an intrigue with Ieyasu, he secretly sends Ieyasu news about the meeting of western commander atSawayama castle. He did not take part in theBattle of Sekigahara on October 21, but rather held a fort atOsaka Castle. After the battle, Ieyasu seized Nagamori's domain, but spared his life and left him toKōriki Kiyonaga, a retainer of Ieyasu's and lord of Iwatsuki Castle, inMusashi Province.
In 1615 at theSiege of Osaka, Nagamori's sonMashita Moritsugu, who had servedTokugawa Yoshinao, escaped and joined theToyotomi Clan's force. As a result, Nagamori was commanded to commit suicide.[1]
He died at 71. His grave is at Anraku-ji,Niiza, Saitama,Saitama Prefecture.
