Nabeshima Katsushige

Nabeshima Katsushige
鍋島勝茂
Portrait of Nabeshima Katsushige, drawn in 1661, four years after his death
Born	1580
Died	1657
Nationality	Japanese
Father	Nabeshima Naoshige

Nabeshima Katsushige (鍋島勝茂) (December 4, 1580 – May 7, 1657) was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period. Born to Nabeshima Naoshige, he became lord of Saga-han.

Katsushige was born in Saga, the son of Nabeshima Naoshige. At the time, Naoshige was a senior retainer of the Ryuzōji clan. For a time he became the adopted son of Egami Ietane, the 2nd son of Ryūzōji Takanobu; however, he would soon return to his natal family.

In 1597, he joined his father in Korea in the defensive action at Ulsan. In 1600, furing the Sekigahara Campaign he sided with the western faction, attacking Fushimi Castle and An'nōzu Castle. Katsushige did not take part in the main action at Sekigahara, and submitted to Tokugawa Ieyasu very quickly afterward.

Confirmed as daimyo of Saga in 1607, he ruled until 1657.

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