Kiyonaga Takayoshi - Kiyonaga Takayoshi

Japanese: 高力清長 - こうりききよなが

1530-1608 A military commander and daimyo from the Sengoku to early Edo period.
Born in the third year of Kyoroku. Grandson of Takachika Shigenaga. Served under Tokugawa Ieyasu. Served as the magistrate of Okazaki in Mikawa (Aichi Prefecture) and was an envoy for peace negotiations during the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute. After Ieyasu entered the Kanto region, in 1590 he became the lord of Iwatsuki Castle in Musashi (Saitama Prefecture) and was given a fief of 20,000 koku. Died on January 26, 1600. Age 79. Commonly known as Yozaemon.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1530－1608　戦国-江戸時代前期の武将,大名。
享禄(きょうろく)3年生まれ。高力重長の孫。徳川家康につかえる。三河(愛知県)岡崎奉行などをつとめ,小牧・長久手(ながくて)の戦いの際には和議の使者となった。家康の関東入部後,天正(てんしょう)18年(1590)武蔵(むさし)岩槻(いわつき)城(埼玉県)城主となり,2万石を領した。慶長13年1月26日死去。79歳。通称は与左衛門。

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