Niwa Nagahide

Niwa Nagahide
丹羽 長秀
Niwa Nagahide
Head of Niwa clan
In office 1573–1585
Succeeded by	Niwa Nagashige
Lord of Wakasa
In office 1573–1585
Preceded by	Asakura clan
Succeeded by	Yamauchi Kazutoyo
Personal details
Born	(1535-10-16)October 16, 1535 Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Owari Province
Died	May 15, 1585(1585-05-15) (aged 49) Nagakute, Aichi
Nickname(s)	Gorōzaemon (五郎左衛門) Kome Gorōza (米五郎左) Oni Gorōza (鬼五郎左)
Military service
Allegiance	Oda clan Toyotomi clan
Unit	Niwa clan
Commands	Sawayama Castle
Battles/wars	Battle of Ino Battle of Ukino Battle of Inabayama Battle of Kannonji Battle of Anegawa Ishiyama Hongan-ji War Siege of Mount Hiei Siege of Saimyoji Siege of Ichijōdani Castle Battle of Nagashino Siege of Mitsuji Battle of Tedorigawa Tenshō Iga War Battle of Yamazaki Battle of Shizugatake

Niwa Nagahide (丹羽 長秀, October 16, 1535 – May 15, 1585), also known as Gorōzaemon (五郎左衛門), his other legal alias was Hashiba Echizen no Kami (羽柴越前守), was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku through Azuchi-Momoyama periods of the 16th century. He served as senior retainer to the Oda clan, and was eventually a daimyō in his own right. Going on to fight in the Oda clan's major campaigns, including Mino Campaign 1567, Omi Campaign 1568, the Honganji Campaign from 1570 to 1580, and Iga Campaign 1581, he was named one of the administrators of Kyoto after Nobunaga entered that city in 1568.^[1]