was a Japanese ''

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'' of the

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, who served

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. He was also known as and , and held the title of .

Biography

His father, , was a retainer of

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. Naonori was killed in action when Akechi Mitsuhide attacked and killed Nobunaga at Honnō-ji in 1582 (

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). Naoyasu then served Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In 1590, He took part in capturing

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and Oshi Castle at

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in the

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, and was given 20,000 ''

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''. After that, based in Imajo, Echizen Province, he supported

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and

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. In 1600 at the

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, he was under Ōtani Yoshitsugu, who led part of

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's force. However, taking advantage of Kobayakawa Hideaki's betrayal, he switched sides with

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and

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. Together, they defeated Yoshitsugu's force. After the battle,

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did not give Naoyasu credit and seized his domain. Because of that, Naoyasu became a retainer of Maeda Toshinaga, and was given a stipend of 7,000 koku.

Death

In 1606, looking over flooded Daimon River, in

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, he fell off a horse and died by drowning. Naoyasu was succeeded by his son, . Takaharu changed his family name to , and became a retainer of the Maeda clan of Kaga. The family remained retainers of the Maeda until the

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References

* Japanese Wiki article on Naoyasu (retrieved 14 Sept.) {{DEFAULTSORT:Akaza, Naoyasu 1606 deaths Daimyo Deaths by drowning Deaths by horse-riding accident in Japan Year of birth unknown 16th-century Japanese people 17th-century Japanese people