Nabeshima Naoshige

Nabeshima Naoshige (鍋島 直茂; April 12, 1538 – July 24, 1618) was a warlord of the Sengoku and early Edo periods and progenitor of the Nabeshima lords of the Saga Domain. Naoshige was the second son of (鍋島清房). His mother was the daughter of (龍造寺家純). He was a vassal of the Ryūzōji clan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century.