Kuki Yoshitaka
Kuki Yoshitaka | |
|---|---|
| 九鬼 嘉隆 | |
| Lord of Toba Castle | |
| In office 1594–1600 | |
| Preceded by | Kuki Moritaka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1542 |
| Died | November 17, 1600 (aged 57–58) |
| Children | Kuki Moritaka |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Oda clan Toyotomi clan Western Army |
| Rank | Fleet Commander |
| Commands | Toba Castle |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Nagashima Shima Campaign Battles of Kizugawaguchi Siege of Kanie Kyushu Campaign Siege of Shimoda Korean Campaign Battle of Sekigahara |
Kuki Yoshitaka (九鬼 嘉隆) (1542 – November 17, 1600) was a naval commander during Japan's Sengoku period, under Oda Nobunaga, and later, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He was also the ninth headmaster of the Kuki family's school of martial arts, Kukishin-ryū.
In 1575, Kuki seized Shima Province, and served in the navy of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, earning a stipend of 35,000 koku. He was called a pirate daimyo by the military records of the Edo period. Later, he fought for the Western Army in the Battle of Sekigahara and committed suicide on the island of Tajima after being defeated.