Katō Kiyomasa
Katō Kiyomasa | |||||
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| 加藤 清正 | |||||
Portrait of Katō Kiyomasa | |||||
| Lord of Kumamoto | |||||
| In office 1587–1611 | |||||
| Succeeded by | Katō Tadahiro | ||||
| Personal details | |||||
| Born | Toranosuke July 25, 1562 Owari Province, Japan | ||||
| Died | August 2, 1611 (aged 49) Kumamoto, Japan | ||||
| Spouse | Shōjō-in | ||||
| Children | Yōrin-in | ||||
| Religion | Nichiren Buddhism | ||||
| Military service | |||||
| Allegiance | Toyotomi clan Eastern Army Tokugawa shogunate | ||||
| Unit | Katō clan | ||||
| Commands | Kumamoto Castle | ||||
| Battles/wars | Siege of Tottori Siege of Takamatsu Battle of Yamazaki Battle of Shizugatake Battle of Komaki and Nagakute Kyūshū campaign Korean Campaign Siege of Udo Siege of Yanagawa | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 加藤 清正 | ||||
| Hiragana | かとう きよまさ | ||||
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Katō Kiyomasa (加藤 清正; Japanese pronunciation: [kaꜜ.toː (|) kʲi.jo.ma.sa], July 25, 1562 – August 2, 1611) was a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. His court title was Higo no Kami (肥後守; lit. 'Chief of Higo'). His name as a child was Yashamaru, and first name was Toranosuke. He was one of Hideyoshi's Seven Spears of Shizugatake.