Harada Nobutane | |
Birth Date: | 1560 |
Birth Place: | Kyūshū, Japan |
Death Date: | 1598 |
Death Place: | Ulsan, Korea |
Occupation: | Akizuki clan retainer, Toyotomi clan retainer |
was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period through Azuchi–Momoyama period, who served the Akizuki clan of Kyūshū. His court title was Shimotsuke no kami (下野守). He was born to Kusano Chikanaga,[1] but was adopted as heir to the Harada family. He became a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi following Hideyoshi's invasion of Kyūshū; Harada then served as yoriki under Sassa Narimasa and Katō Kiyomasa. He joined Katō Kiyomasa's force in Korea, and died at the Siege of Ulsan.[2]