Kuroda Mototaka Explained

Kuroda Mototaka
Native Name:	Japanese: 黒田職隆
Nationality:	Japanese
Order:	Head of Kuroda clan
Term Start:	?
Term End:	1567
Predecessor:	Kuroda Shigetaka
Successor:	Kuroda Yoshitaka
Birth Date:	September 15, 1524
Birth Place:	Fukuoka, Okayama Province, Japan
Death Date:	August 22, 1585 (aged 61)
Allegiance:	Kuroda clan

also known as Kuroda Souen, was a samurai during the sengoku period^[1] He was the father of Kuroda Kanbei.^[2] Shigetaka served as a senior retainer of Kodera Masamoto, the lord of Himeji.^[3]

Family

• Father: Kuroda Shigetaka (1508–1564)
• Mother: Matsutaka Zen’ni
• Wives:
  • Akashi Masakaze's daughter (1532-1560)
  • Kanki-dono (d.1582)
• Concubine: Mori-dono
• Children:
  • Kuroda Yoshitaka by Akashi Masakaze's daughter
  • Kuroda Toshitaka (1554-1596) by Akashi Masakaze's daughter
  • Kaneyama Myoshun (1555-1626) married Miki Seikan by Akashi Masakaze's daughter
  • Akiyama Myoen (1556-1619) married Onoue Takenori by Akashi Masakaze's daughter
  • Kuroda Toshinori (1561-1612) by Kanki-dono
  • Kuroda Naoyuki (1565-1609) by Mori-dono
  • Daughter (1559-1617) married Hitotsuyanagi Naosue by Mori-dono

Notes and References

1. "Samurai File 17; Kuroda Kanbei". Editorial. Japan World 15 January 2014: 1. Web. 8 Dec. 2015
2. Web site: Kuroda Mototaka . Himeji shi . 17 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170819185859/http://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/s110/2212786/_5222/_5250/_5256/_30966.html . 19 August 2017 . dead .
3. Web site: Kuroda Mototaka. Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd . 17 August 2017.