Katakura Shigenaga, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Katakura Shigenaga

Japanese samurai

Date of Birth: 16-May-1585

Date of Death: 16-May-1659

Profession: samurai

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Katakura Shigenaga (?? ??, 1585 – May 16, 1659) was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period.
The son of Katakura Kagetsuna, Shigenaga was the second man to bear the common name Kojuro.
His name was originally Shigetsuna; however, to avoid conflict with the fourth shogun Ietsuna's name, he changed it to Shigenaga.
In 1614, he took part in the Osaka Campaign, fighting Goto Matabei at Domyoji Temple.Following the Osaka Campaign, Shigenaga married a daughter of Sanada Yukimura and his wife, Chikurin-in (Otani Yoshitsugu's daughter and adopted daughter of Toyotomi Hideyoshi), and adopted their second son, Sanada Daihachi, later known as "Katakura Heinosuke Morinobu".
He also assisted many of the masterless former Sanada retainers.
He was succeeded by his maternal grandson also adopted son, Kagenaga.



Alternative names	Ochiai Yoshiiku
Description	Japanese ukiyo-e artist
Date of birth/death	1833	6 February 1904
Location of birth/death	Nihonzutsumi	Taihei
Authority control	: Q2482193 VIAF: 241657397 ULAN: 500339901 LCCN: n88269381 GND: 173682081 NDL: 00271447 WorldCat