| Ukita 宇喜多氏 | |
|---|---|
 The emblem (mon) of the Ukita clan | |
| Home province | Bizen Province |
| Final ruler | Ukita Hideie |
| Ruled until | 1600 |
The Ukita clan (宇喜多氏, Ukita-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan of daimyos. The Ukita clan ruled Bizen Province and Bingo Province etc in the late Sengoku period.[1]
History
[edit]The Ukita were a local samurai clan in Bizen but became powerful daimyo when Ukita Naoie was the head of the clan.[2][3] Ukita Hideie became Toyotomi Hideyoshi's one of the five great senior retainers called Gotairō who helped Hideyoshi.[1] Hideie belonged to the West squad in the Battle of Sekigahara, after the battle Ukita clan was demolished and Hideie was sentenced to exile on the Hachijō-jima.[1]
Clan heads
[edit]- Ukita Muneie[4]
- Ukita Hisaie[4]
- Ukita Yoshiie[4]
- Ukita Okiie[5]
- Ukita Naoie[4]
- Ukita Hideie[4]
Notable retainers
[edit]- Ukita Haruie
- Ukita Tadaie: Naoie's younger brother.[6]
- Togawa Hideyasu : He was a senior retainer of Naoie.[7] His mother was a wet nurse of Naoie's younger brother Ukita Tadaie.[6]
- Togawa Michiyasu : Togawa Hideyasu's son. He founded Niwase Domain after the Battle of Sekigahara[8]
- Osafune Sadachika
- Oka Ietoshi
- Hanabusa Masayuki : He was a senior retainer.[9]
- Hanbusa Masanari : Hanabusa Masayuki's son.[9]
- Akashi Yukikatsu
- Akashi Takenori : His wife was Ukita Hideie's sister.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "朝日日本歴史人物事典「宇喜多秀家」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "朝日日本歴史人物事典「宇喜多直家」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Ukita Naoie". Okayama city. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)「宇喜多氏」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "「宇喜多直家」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「戸川秀安母」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「戸川秀安」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「戸川逵安」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b "花房志摩守正成の家譜について". Okayama city official. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "明石掃部". kotobank. Retrieved 23 October 2021.