About Hirano Nagayasu
Lived 1559 – 1628 (aged 68–69). Hirano Nagayasu was a Japanese samurai.
was a samurai retainer to Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 17th century. He was known as one of the "Seven Spears of Shizugatake".
Following the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583, Nagayasu came to be known as one of the shichi-hon-yari (七本槍), or Seven Spears of Shizugatake , whom were among Hideyoshi's most trusted generals. Owing to his achievement in that battle, he was rewarded with 3,000 additional koku.
In 1600, he fought alongside the Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Army at the Battle of Sekigahara.
In 1614, he changed sides once again, requesting to serve under the Toyotomi clan in the Siege of Osaka, but was denied.
Nagayasu became a hatamoto in the Edo period.
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Who was Hirano Nagayasu?
Japanese samurai
When was Hirano Nagayasu born?
Hirano Nagayasu was born in 1559 in Tsushima.
When did Hirano Nagayasu die?
Hirano Nagayasu died on 8 June 1628.
What was Hirano Nagayasu's occupation?
Hirano Nagayasu was a samurai.
What nationality was Hirano Nagayasu?
Hirano Nagayasu was Japanese.
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