Ukita Naoie

Ukita Naoie (宇喜多 直家, 1529 – February 1, 1582) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period. He was born in Bizen Province, to Ukita Okiie, a local samurai leader and head of the Ukita clan.[1]

Ukita Naoie
Ukita family head
In office
1536–1582
Preceded byUkita Okiie
Succeeded byUkita Hideie
Personal details
Born1529
Bizen Province, Japan
DiedFebruary 1, 1582
Okayama Castle, Bizen Province, Japan
NationalityJapanese
In this Japanese name, the surname is Ukita.

Naoie's grandfather Yoshiie was killed by Shimamura clan in 1534,[2] Naoie narrowly escaped from Toishi castle along with his father Ukita Okiie.[1] In 1543, he became a vassal of Uragami Munekage and made remarkable progress in his war service.[1] In 1544, Naoie was appointed as the lord of small castle called Otogo castle.[2] A year later, he was given command of 30 ashigaru to defend the fort and was rewarded for fighting treacherous Munekage's enemies.[3]

In 1559, he killed his father-in-law Nakayama Nobumasa by order of Uragami Munekage and restored their old territory.[2] Since the influence of Naoie was increasing, Uragami Munekage attempted to oust Naoie and formed an alliance with Mōri clan.[1] Naoie was dissatisfied with the decision and launched a rebellion against Munekage.[4]

In 1570, he started remodeling Okayama castle and moved Ukita clan's main bastion from Numa castle in 1573.[2][5][6] after a year, he attacked Tenjinyama castle successfully, effectively ending Uragami Munekage's rule.[1] Sensing Oda Nobunaga's victory over the Mori family, Ukita sent a token force to help the Mori citing personal illness as an excuse.[7][8] He died in Okayama castle in 1581.[1] But strategic maneuver proved effective. Nobunaga confirmed his heir, Ukita Hideie, to inherit his domain.[3] Toyotomi Hideyoshi later adopted Hideie.[3]

References
  1. "朝日日本歴史人物事典「宇喜多直家」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. "Ukita Naoie". Okayama city. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. Turnbull, Stephen (2008). Samurai Armies 1467–1649. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-1-84603-351-3.
  4. "宇喜多直家と城" (in Japanese). Okayama pref official. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. "沼城(亀山城)". Okayama city. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. "天神山〈てんじんやま〉城跡 （県指定文化財） 和気郡和気町岩戸・田土" (in Japanese). Okayama pref official. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  7. Turnbull, Stephen (2011). Toyotomi Hideyoshi. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78096-136-1.
  8. Dening, Walter (1888). The Life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Tokyo: The Hakubunsha. p. 226.
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