Niwa Nagahide

Niwa Nagahide

male, deceased (1585)
Sengoku, Shikoku, Omi Province, Kaga Province, Azuchi castle, WakasaProvince…Echizen Province
Niwa Nagahide was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku through Azuchi-Momoyama periods of the 16th century. He served as a retainer to the Oda clan,...
Niwa Nagashige

Niwa Nagashige

male, deceased (1637)
Samurai, Shirakawa, Fukushima, Battle of Nagakute, siege of Ōsaka, Kaga Province, WakasaProvince…Echizen Province
Niwa Nagashige was a daimyo and retainer of the Oda clan. Nagashige was the eldest son of Niwa Nagahide and married an adopted daughter of Oda...
Takeda Nobuhiro

Takeda Nobuhiro

male, deceased (1494)
Samurai, Ainu, WakasaProvince, shugo, revolt of Koshamain, Koshamain's Revolt
Takeda Nobuhiro (武田信広), also known as Kakizaki Nobuhiro was the ancestor of the Matsumae clan, and is celebrated for his role in suppress...

Nakagawa Junan

male, deceased (1786)
Botanist, botany, physician, Edo period, Japanese, WakasaProvince
Nakagawa Jun'an was a Japanese doctor, botanist, and scholar of "rangaku" (Western learning). He was a junior colleague of Sugita Genpaku, with...