Ukita Hideie (?????, 1573-December 17, 1655) was the daimyo
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The were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holding
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Ukita Hideie (?????, 1573-December 17, 1655) was the daimyo
Daimyo
The were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. The term derives from a shortening of the title , which literally means "great named land" and originally simply referred to the owner of a large estate.... of Bizen
Bizen Province
Bizen was a Provinces of Japan of Japan on the Seto Inland Sea side of Honshu, in what is today the southeastern part of Okayama Prefecture. Bizen borders Mimasaka Province, Harima Province, and Bitchu Province provinces.... and Mimasaka
Mimasaka Province
Mimasaka or Sakushu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the part of Honshu that is today northeastern Okayama Prefecture. Mimasaka bordered Bitchu Province, Bizen Province, Harima Province, Hoki Province, and Inaba Provinces.... provinces (modern Okayama Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Okayama.... ), and one of the council of Five Elders
Council of Five Elders
The council of five elders, also known as the five Tairo , was formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan in the place of his son, Toyotomi Hideyori, until such time as he came of age.... appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, after Hideyoshi's castle.... . He is a son of Ukita Naoie
Ukita Naoie
was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period. He was born in Bizen Province, to Ukita Okiie, a local samurai leader. After the assassination of Naoie's grandfather Yoshiie in 1534, he was left homeless along with his father, but both were soon taken in by Murakami Munekage, the lord of Tenjinzan Castle.... , and his wife is a daughter of Maeda Toshiie
Maeda Toshiie
was one of the leading generals of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period of the 16th century extending to the Azuchi-Momoyama period. His father was Maeda Toshimasa....
The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu. Though it would take three more years for Ieyasu to consolidate his position of power over the Toyotomi clan and the daimyo, Sekigahara is widely considered to be the unofficial beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate,... in 1600, in which he opposed Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Japanese name|Tokugawa}} was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.... , he escaped, and spent his remaining years in exile on Hachijojima
Hachijojima
is a Islands of Japan in the Pacific Ocean, administered by Tokyo and located 300 kilometers south of the Special Wards of Tokyo. Hachijo, Tokyo governs the island.... . He was succeeded as daimyo by Kobayakawa Hideaki
Kobayakawa Hideaki
Kobayakawa Hideaki was fifth son of Kinoshita Iesada and the nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.He was adopted by Hideyoshi and called himself Hashiba Hidetoshi and Shusen .... , to whom Okayama Castle
Okayama Castle
Okayama Castle is a castle in the city of Okayama, Okayama in Okayama Prefecture in Japan.It is popularly known as Crow Castle , so named because unlike every other castle in the country it has been painted a striking black, with only a few protruding bits and the occasional lucky fish-gargoyle gilded.... and the surrounding fief were granted as spoils of war.
