Nagao clan
Nagao clan (長尾氏, Nagao-shi) is a Japanese samurai kin group.[1]
| Nagao clan 長尾氏 | |
|---|---|
| Home province | Echigo |
| Parent house | Kammu Heishi (Taira clan) |
| Titles | Various |
| Ruled until | 16th century (merged with Uesugi clan) |
| Cadet branches | Uesugi clan (clan merger) |
History
The clan built and controlled Kasugayama Castle and the surrounding fief, in what is now Niigata Prefecture. Nagao Kagetora, adopted by Uesugi Norimasa, became lord of the castle in 1548, taking the name Uesugi Kenshin and effectively changing the ruling clan of Kasugayama from Nagao to Uesugi. Those members of his family who retained the Nagao name became retainers to the Uesugi family.
Nagao Family Members of Note
- Nagao Tamekage (d. 1536), was the father of Nagao Kagetora (Uesugi Kenshin) and Aya-Gozen.
- Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578), originally Nagao Kagetora, is one of the most famous warlords in Japanese history.
- Aya-Gozen (1524–1609), half-sister of Uesugi Kenshin and mother of Uesugi Kagekatsu.
- Nagao Fujikage (dates unknown) fought under Kenshin at the fourth battle of Kawanakajima in 1561.
- Lady Shirai (d. 1565) was a retainer of Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
References
- Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Nagao," Nobiliare du Japon, p. 39; retrieved 2013-5-5.
Further reading
- Frederic, Louis (2002). "Japan Encyclopedia." Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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