Ohama Kagetaka 小浜 景隆 | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1540 Shima Province |
| Died | 1597 (aged 56–57) |
| Allegiance | Kitabatake clan Takeda clan Tokugawa clan |
| Rank | Fleet Commander |
| Commands | Miura District, Kanagawa |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Omosu (1580) Battle of Komaki-Nagakute (1584) |
| Children | Ohama Mitsutaka |
Ohama Kagetaka (小浜景隆, c. 1540–1597) was aJapanesepirate during the latter part of theSengoku period and theAzuchi–Momoyama period ofJapan. He operated in theShima Province area (now part ofMie Prefecture), and later commanded naval forces for bothTakeda Shingen andTokugawa Ieyasu before his death in 1597 at the age of 57.
Ohama operated as a pirate chief in the area that is present-day Ohama-cho inToba, Mie Prefecture. He held great power in theIse Bay area as well as being very influential over theKitabatake clan, which held the governorship of theIse Province.
Ohama controlled the Kitabatake family's pirates and owned anatakebune, but was defeated byKuki Yoshitaka, who had allied withOda Nobunaga in his bid to unifyShima Province. Subsequently, Ise Bay was overrun.
In 1571, Kagetaka received an invitation fromTsuchiya Sadatsuna, a retainer ofTakeda Shingen, to build a navy for the Takeda clan, He became an admiral with a fleet composed of one 'atakebune' and fifteen smaller vessels. After the demise of Shingen, Kagetaka served underTakeda Katsuyori in theBattle of Omosu against theHojo clan.
In 1582, after the collapse of the Takeda clan, Kagetaka then served as an admiral forTokugawa Ieyasu and was awarded a fief of 1,500 koku inSuruga Province. Thereafter, together withMukai Masatsuna andMamiya Takanori, he served under the command ofHonda Shigetsugu in sea and land operations.
In 1584, at theKomaki-Nagakute campaign, he caused trouble at sea for the forces ofHashiba Hideyoshi.
In 1590, after the transfer of Ieyasu to the Kantō, Kagetaka was further awarded 3,000 koku inSagami andKazusa provinces. He was stationed in the village of Misaki in theMiura District, Kanagawa ofSagami Province at the entrance toEdo Bay.
Kagetaka became the chief of "the Misaki Group of Four", The Ohama clan, along with Mukai, Mamiya, and Chika clans. The residence of Kagetaka in Misaki was located on the remains of the residence ofNanjō Masaharu, the former lord of Misaki Castle and a retainer ofHōjō Ujichika.
Kagetaka died in 1597 at the age of fifty-eight. In the ninth month of 1600, his son, Mitsutaka, participated in theBattle of Sekigahara.
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