Kumagai Nobunao | |
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Native name | 熊谷 信直 |
Born | 1507 Aki Province |
Died | 1593 Kumagaya-shi Yakata |
Commands | Miiri-Takamatsu Castle |
Battles / wars | Siege of Koriyama, Battle of Miyajima |
Kumagai Nobunao (熊谷 信直, 1507 – 1593) was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period. Nobunao an Kumagai clan's ancestor was Kumagai Naozane.[1] He initially served the Aki Takeda clan, but he left Takeda clan and became a vassal of the Mōri Motonari.[1] He moved Kumagai clan's main bastion from Isegatsubo Castle to Miiri-Takamatsu Castle.[1][2][3]
In 1547, His daughter was married to Motonari's son Kikkawa Motoharu.[4][1] Thus, Kumagai clan became an important servant of the Mōri clan.[1]