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In this Japanese name, the surname is Kuroda.
Kuroda Yoshitaka
黒田 孝高
Head of Kuroda clan
In office 1567–1604
Preceded by
Kuroda Mototaka
Succeeded by
Kuroda Nagamasa
Personal details
Born
December 22, 1546 Himeji
Died
March 20, 1604(1604-03-20) (aged 57) Iizuka
Spouse
Kushihashi Teru
Parent
Kuroda Mototaka (father)
Nickname
"Kambē"
Military service
Allegiance
Oda clan Toyotomi clan Eastern Army Tokugawa shogunate
Rank
Daimyo
Unit
Kuroda clan
Battles/wars
Siege of Inabayama Siege of Miki Siege of Tottori Siege of Takamatsu Battle of Yamazaki Battle of Shizugatake Battle of Komaki-Nagakute Invasion of Shikoku Kyushu Campaign Battle of Ishigakibaru Siege of Yanagawa
Kuroda Yoshitaka[1] (黒田 孝高, December 22, 1546 –
March 20, 1604), also known as Kuroda Kanbei (黒田 官兵衛, or Kuroda Kambē), was a Japanese daimyō of the late Sengoku through early Edo periods. Renowned as a man of great ambition, he succeeded Takenaka Hanbei as a chief strategist and adviser to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Kuroda became a Christian when he was 38, and received "Simeon Josui" as a baptismal name (rekishijin). His quick wit, bravery, and loyalty were respected by his warriors.[2]
^In Western literature, Kuroda Yoshitaka is also known as: Simon Kondera, Simone Condera, Simon Condera, Simeon Condera, for "Simon 小寺（こでら）--"小寺" might have been pronounced like /kõdeɾa/; Kodera Cambyoye, Kodera Kambyoye, Quadera Quanbioi, Condera-quansioye, Condera Quamvioyi, Condera Canbioye, for "小寺 官兵衛（くゎんびゃうゑ）"--"官兵衛" might have been pronounced like /kwãɸjo:je/ or /kambjo:je/; Kuroda Kambroye, Kuroda Cuwanbioye, Kuroda Kuwanbiyauwe, for "黒田 官兵衛--"Condera/Kondera and Kuroda are distinct family names.; Condera Combioendono, Condera Combiendono, for "小寺 官兵衛 殿"; Cambioiendono, Quambioi-dono, Quambioindono, for "官兵衛 殿（どの）"; Conder Yoshitaka for "小寺 孝高（よしたか）"; Kuroda Josui for "黒田（くろだ） 如水（じょすい）"; Iosui for "如水"--"I" was the capital letter for both "i" and "j"; "Kuroda Kageyu" for "黒田 勘解由（かげゆ）"--勘解由 was an abbreviation form of 勘解由次官（かげゆのすけ）; Simeon Kuroda for "Simeon 黒田". "Kambroye" is considered to be what "Kambyoye" was mis-read as; and "s" for "quansioye” is considered to be what "f" was mis-read as--before 18th century, the letter "s" was sometimes spelled as "ſ" (long s), which is similar to "f"."
^"Samurai File 17; Kuroda Kanbei". Editorial. Japan World 15 January 2014: 1. Web. 8 Dec. 2015.
KurodaYoshitaka (黒田 孝高, December 22, 1546 – March 20, 1604), also known as Kuroda Kanbei (黒田 官兵衛, or Kuroda Kambē), was a Japanese daimyō of the late...
the Kuroda clan was located in Harima Province. Under the headship of KurodaYoshitaka, the clan served the Oda and later Toyotomi clans. Yoshitaka specifically...
his father, KurodaYoshitaka, even made contact with Ii Naomasa, a Tokugawa general, and forming a pact of alliance. through the Kuroda clan, Naomasa...
strict orders to conquer Takamatsu Castle as soon as possible. Later, KurodaYoshitaka offered an idea of using inundation tactics. Adopting this tactic,...
heads to Mino. October 19 – Ieyasu arrives at Gifu castle in Mino. KurodaYoshitaka defeats Ōtomo Yoshimune and other Mitsunari allied generals at the...
Kata Kosaki no Tsubone Children: Ashikaga Yoshihiro (1572–1605) Isshi Yoshitaka Nagayama Yoshiari (1575–1635) Yajima Hideyuki The span of years in which...
aristocrat of the Sengoku period, who was the only wife of daimyo KurodaYoshitaka. Although her husband and son Nagamasa were once Kirishitan (Christian)...
leadership of Hashiba Hidenaga, Fukushima Masanori, Katō Kiyomasa, and KurodaYoshitaka, they then surrounded the city. The land-based divisions, which were...
Fukuyama) and Honda Tadakatsu (Tesshō Genda); daimyo KurodaYoshitaka (Yōhei Tadano) and his son Kuroda Nagamasa (Hiroshi Tsuchida); Ieyasu's main rival Ishida...
Kyūshū, and was besieged in his castle at Yanagawa by Katō Kiyomasa, KurodaYoshitaka and Nabeshima Naoshige. Muneshige surrendered under the assumption...
Western Army at Sekigahara and fled into hiding following the battle. KurodaYoshitaka also separately marched on Ōtomo Yoshitsugu's territory, taking Ishitatewara...
Nobunaga until the time he can rebel. In the anime, he is voiced by Takaya Kuroda and played by Arata Furuta in the film adaption. In the 2014 Taiga drama...
Teruwakamaru (1562–1562) nun in Kyokoji temple nun in Kyokoji temple Ashikaga Yoshitaka Oike Yoshitatsu by Karasumaru-dono There were more than one era name or...
the dai-tenshu to deify Kuroda Nagamasa, and in An'ei 2 (1773) the Suikyo-Gongen Shrine was raised to honor KurodaYoshitaka in the same building. Both...
while Miki Castle was being besieged. Later, he was succeeded by KurodaYoshitaka as strategist. Takenaka Shigekado, Shigeharu's son and successor, continued...
and later Empoleon. In his role in Koei's Samurai Warriors 3 video game, Kuroda Kanbei is chief strategist of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, feared by many for his...
the castle into Himeji Castle, completing the work in 1561. In 1580, KurodaYoshitaka presented the castle to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and in 1581 Hideyoshi significantly...
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