Oda Nagamasu | |
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| 織田 長益 | |
 Oda Yūraku | |
| Lord ofChita | |
| In office 1574–1615 | |
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| Born | Gengorō 1547 Owari Province,Japan |
| Died | 13 December, 1621 (aged 73-74) Kyoto,Yamashiro Province,Japan |
| Children | Oda Nagamasa Oda Hisanaga |
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| Relatives | Oda Nobunaga (brother) |
| Nickname(s) | "Yūraku" "Urakusai" |
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| Allegiance |  Oda clan Tokugawa clan Toyotomi clan Eastern ArmyTokugawa Shogunate |
| Unit | Oda clan |
| Commands | Ōkusa Castle |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Iwamura Siege of Shigisan Siege of Itami Siege of Takato Battle of Tenmokuzan Honnō-ji Incident Siege of Kanie Battle of Sekigahara |
Oda Nagamasu (織田 長益, 1547 – January 24, 1622) was a Japanesedaimyō and a brother ofOda Nobunaga[1] who lived from the lateSengoku period through the earlyEdo period. Also known asYūraku (有楽) orUrakusai (有楽斎), the Tokyo neighborhoodYūrakuchō is named for him. Nagamasu converted to Christianity in 1588 and took thebaptismal name of John.
His childhood name was Gengorō (源五郎) and he was the 11th son ofOda Nobuhide. In 1574, he received theChita District inOwari and the construction ofŌkusa Castle. Later, he was commissioned to serveOda Nobutada in theSiege of Iwamura (1575),Siege of Shigisan (1577),Siege of Itami (1579),Siege of Takato (1582) andBattle of Tenmokuzan (1582).
Nagamasu was an accomplished practitioner of theJapanese tea ceremony, which he studied under the master,Sen no Rikyū. He eventually started his own school of the tea ceremony.
In June 1582, duringthe incident at Honnō-ji, he was one of the vassals of Nobutada inNijō Castle, he was able to survive and fled toGifu Castle.
In 1584, he then joinedOda Nobukatsu and collaborated withTokugawa Ieyasu against Hideyoshi at theKomaki - Nagakute campaign and battled againstTakigawa Kazumasu at theSiege of Kanie Castle. Later, he was one of the peacemakers betweenTokugawa Ieyasu andToyotomi Hideyoshi, also betweenSassa Narimasa andMaeda Toshiie.
In 1600, he sided withTokugawa Ieyasu and fought at theBattle of Sekigahara. He brought 450 soldiers to join Ieyasu eastern side and confrontedGamō Yorisato (Satoie) from western side. He was awarded 30,000 koku inYamato Province after the war.
In 1615, Nagamasu divided his fief between his sonsOda Nagamasa andOda Hisanaga. Nagamasa founded the Kaijū-Shibamura Domain,[2] while Hisanaga became lord of theYanagimoto Domain.[3] He died in Kyoto on December 13 of 1621. Aged 74.
This article incorporates text from OpenHistory.
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