Naoie Inatomi

Japanese: 稲富直家 - いなどめなおいえ

1552-1611 (Tenbun 21-Keicho 16)
An artillery expert from the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods. He later changed his name to Sukenao, and his pen name was Ichimu. He was from Tango and was the founder of the Inatomi school of artillery. He served the Isshiki and Hosokawa clans, and participated in the Korean expedition. In 1600, he fled when Tadaoki Hosokawa's wife (Gracia) committed suicide, and was pursued by Tadaoki, but was pardoned under the protection of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was later invited by Matsudaira Tadayoshi and Tokugawa Yoshinao to teach artillery in Nagoya, and also worked hard to turn the Kunitomo Blacksmith Corps into a shogunate arsenal. [Kato Mariko]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1552‐1611(天文21‐慶長16)
安土桃山･江戸初期の砲術家。後に祐直と改名。号は一夢。丹後の人で，稲富流砲術の始祖。一色氏，細川氏に仕え，朝鮮出兵にも参加した。1600年，細川忠興夫人(ガラシャ)の自害に殉ぜず逃走したため，忠興に追われたが，徳川家康の庇護により許された。その後は，松平忠吉や徳川義直に招かれて名古屋に砲術を伝え，また，国友鍛冶団を幕府の工廠化することにも尽力した。【加藤真理子】

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