Asano Nagaakira

was a Japanese samurai of the early Edo period who served as daimyō of Wakayama Domain, and was later transferred to the Hiroshima Domain.

Biography Born Asano Iwamatsu, he was the son of Asano Nagamasa, who was a senior retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In 1594, Nagaakira was made a retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and awarded a stipend of 3,000 koku. Allying his forces to Tokugawa Ieyasu six years later at the Battle of Sekigahara, he was subsequently awarded with the 24,000 koku Ashimori Domain. As his brother Yukinaga died heirless in 1613, Nagaakira succeeded him, becoming daimyō of Wakayama Domain.

Asano also fought in the Battle of Tennōji, the decisive final battle in the Siege of Ōsaka, where he commanded Tokugawa's rear guard. In 1619, he was granted the lordship of Hiroshima Domain in Aki Province, which would be the home of the Asano family until the Meiji Restoration. Nagaakira was married to Furihime, the widow of Gamō Hideyuki and third daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Family Father: Asano Nagamasa Mother: Cho-Sei-in (d.1616), adopted daughter of Asano Nagakatsu, daughter of Sugihara Sadatoshi and Asahidono. Wife: Furihime (1580-1617), third daughter of the shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu Children: Asano Nagaharu (1614-1675) Asano Mitsuakira by Furihime