Yamada Arinaga
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was a Japanese samurai
of the Azuchi-Momoyama period
through the early Edo period
, who served the Shimazu clan
of Satsuma
. He was the eldest son of Yamada Arinobu
.
On 1587 after his father
surrendered to Toyotomi Hidenaga
at Taka Castle, he was given over as a hostage to Hidenaga. He then fought as a retainer
for the Shimazu clan
during the Seven-Year War and the 1600 battle of Sekigahara
. He also had killed Ijuin Tadazane, a fellow Shimazu
retainer, to put down a potential rebellion. He was considered an important retainer and became a Karō
, a samurai official/adviser. During peacetime, Yamada took up the teaching of retainers as well as developing industries.
Yamada served in the shogunate army at the 1637-38 Shimabara Rebellion
, a revolt involving mostly Japanese peasants, most of them Catholics.
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
of the Azuchi-Momoyama period
Azuchi-Momoyama period
The came at the end of the Warring States Period in Japan, when the political unification that preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate took place. It spans the years from approximately 1573 to 1603, during which time Oda Nobunaga and his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, imposed order...
through the early Edo period
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....
, who served the Shimazu clan
Shimazu clan
The were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.The Shimazu were identified as one of the tozama or outsider daimyō clans in contrast with the fudai or insider clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan,The Shimazu were...
of Satsuma
Satsuma Province
was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. Its abbreviation is Sasshū .During the Sengoku Period, Satsuma was a fief of the Shimazu daimyo, who ruled much of southern Kyūshū from their castle at Kagoshima city.In 1871, with the...
. He was the eldest son of Yamada Arinobu
Yamada Arinobu
was a retainer of the Shimazu clan during the Edo period.He served under Shimazu Takahisa and then under Shimazu Yoshihisa. On 1568, he became a karo for his services....
.
On 1587 after his father
Yamada Arinobu
was a retainer of the Shimazu clan during the Edo period.He served under Shimazu Takahisa and then under Shimazu Yoshihisa. On 1568, he became a karo for his services....
surrendered to Toyotomi Hidenaga
Toyotomi Hidenaga
, formerly known as was a half-brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the most powerful warlords of Japan's Sengoku period. He was also known by his court title, . After participating in and helping Hideyoshi win the battle at Kii, Hidenaga oversaw the construction of Wakayama Castle in 1585,...
at Taka Castle, he was given over as a hostage to Hidenaga. He then fought as a retainer
Retainer
Retainer may refer to:* Retainer , a person, especially a soldier, in the service of a lord in the late Middle Ages** Retainer sacrifice, the sacrifice of a human servant* Retainer...
for the Shimazu clan
Shimazu clan
The were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.The Shimazu were identified as one of the tozama or outsider daimyō clans in contrast with the fudai or insider clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan,The Shimazu were...
during the Seven-Year War and the 1600 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...
. He also had killed Ijuin Tadazane, a fellow Shimazu
Shimazu clan
The were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.The Shimazu were identified as one of the tozama or outsider daimyō clans in contrast with the fudai or insider clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan,The Shimazu were...
retainer, to put down a potential rebellion. He was considered an important retainer and became a Karō
KARO
KARO is a radio station licensed to serve Nyssa, Oregon, USA. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.It broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format as part of the Air 1 network.-History:...
, a samurai official/adviser. During peacetime, Yamada took up the teaching of retainers as well as developing industries.
Yamada served in the shogunate army at the 1637-38 Shimabara Rebellion
Shimabara Rebellion
The was an uprising largely involving Japanese peasants, most of them Catholic Christians, in 1637–1638 during the Edo period.It was one of only a handful of instances of serious unrest during the relatively peaceful period of the Tokugawa shogunate's rule...
, a revolt involving mostly Japanese peasants, most of them Catholics.