Takenaka Shigeharu

Takenaka Shigeharu
竹中 重治
Takenaka Shigeharu
Head of Takenaka clan
In office
1560–1579
Preceded byTakenaka Shigemoto
Succeeded byTakenaka Shigekado
Personal details
BornSeptember 27, 1544
Mino province
DiedJuly 6, 1579(1579-07-06) (aged 34)
ChildrenTakenaka Shigekado
RelativesTakenaka Shigetoshi (cousin)
Ando Morinari (father in law)
Nickname"Hanbei" (半兵衛)
Military service
Allegiance Saitō clan
Oda clan
Unit Takenaka clan
Battles/warsBattle of Nagaragawa (1556)
Siege of Inabayama (1567)
Battle of Anegawa (1570)
Chūgoku Campaign (1576)
Siege of Miki (1579)

Takenaka Shigeharu (竹中 重治, September 27, 1544 – July 6, 1579), who was also known as Hanbei (半兵衛), was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. Hanbei was the castle lord in command of Bodaiyama Castle.[1] He was a chief strategist and adviser of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.[1] His father was a local samurai Takenaka Shigemoto.[1] He initially served the Saitō clan of Mino Province, but later plotted an uprising and took over the Saitō clan's Gifu Castle.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Takenaka Hanbei (Takenaka Shigeharu)". kotobank. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ^ Takenaka clan. Harimaya. Accessed October 29, 2007.