Asano Yukinaga
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Japanese samurai and feudal lord of the late Sengoku and early Edo period
. Served as one of the Go-Bugyō
in the late Azuchi-Momoyama Period.
, in 1576, the eldest son of Asano Nagamasa. Nagamasa was the adopted brother of O-Ne, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife. His first action was at the Siege of Odawara, in 1590. In 1593, together with his father, he was granted Fuchu, in Kai Province
. Though the Asano family was to be sent to Noto Province
as a result of their implication in the alleged treason of Toyotomi Hidetsugu
, the good offices of Maeda Toshiie
kept them in Kai Province.
Yoshinaga achieved distinction together with his father in 1597, during the Siege of Ulsan, when they held the fortress under the command of Katō Kiyomasa
. Though the Asano family was secure following its service under Tokugawa Ieyasu
at the Battle of Sekigahara
, it would be moved to Wakayama Domain, in Kii Province
(The family would again be moved, this time to Hiroshima Domain
, in the early 17th century).
Yoshinaga's three-dimensional battle standard, a gold-plated basketlike object, was well-known during the Korean campaign.
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
. Served as one of the Go-Bugyō
Go-Bugyo
The or Five Commissioners, was an administrative organ of feudal Japan which later evolved into the Go-Tairō . It was established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi when he became kampaku in 1585....
in the late Azuchi-Momoyama Period.
Early life and career
Asano Yoshinaga was born at Odani, in the Asai district of Ōmi ProvinceOmi Province
is an old province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō circuit. It is nicknamed as .Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, is located at the center of the province...
, in 1576, the eldest son of Asano Nagamasa. Nagamasa was the adopted brother of O-Ne, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife. His first action was at the Siege of Odawara, in 1590. In 1593, together with his father, he was granted Fuchu, in Kai Province
Kai Province
, also known as , is an old province in Japan in the area of Yamanashi Prefecture. It lies in central Honshū, west of Tokyo, in a landlocked mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture....
. Though the Asano family was to be sent to Noto Province
Noto Province
was an old province in the area that is today the northern part of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan, including the Noto Peninsula which is surrounded by the Sea of Japan. It was sometimes called . Noto bordered on Etchū and Kaga provinces....
as a result of their implication in the alleged treason of Toyotomi Hidetsugu
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
was a nephew and retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi who lived during the Sengoku period of the 16th century of Japan.A practitioner of the shudō tradition, Hidetsugu had a number of Wakashū...
, the good offices 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. He was the fourth of seven brothers. His childhood name was "Inuchiyo" . His preferred weapon was a yari and he was known as...
kept them in Kai Province.
Yoshinaga achieved distinction together with his father in 1597, during the Siege of Ulsan, when they held the fortress under the command of Katō Kiyomasa
Kato Kiyomasa
was a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo period.-Origins and early career:Kiyomasa was born in Owari Province to Katō Kiyotada. Kiyotada's wife, Ito, was a cousin of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mother. Kiyotada died while his son was still young...
. Though the Asano family was secure following its service under Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
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. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
at the Battle of Sekigahara
Battle of Sekigahara
The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...
, it would be moved to Wakayama Domain, in Kii Province
Kii Province
, or , was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is today Wakayama Prefecture, as well as the southern part of Mie Prefecture. Kii bordered Ise, Izumi, Kawachi, Shima, and Yamato Provinces. The Kii Peninsula takes its name from this province....
(The family would again be moved, this time to Hiroshima Domain
Hiroshima Domain
Hiroshima Domain was a han, or feudal domain, of Edo period Japan. Based at Hiroshima castle in the city of Hiroshima, the domain encompassed Aki province and parts of neighboring Bingo province....
, in the early 17th century).
Yoshinaga's three-dimensional battle standard, a gold-plated basketlike object, was well-known during the Korean campaign.