Kumagai Nobunao

Kumagai Nobunao
Kumagai Nobunao
Native name
熊谷 信直
Born1507 (1507)
Aki Province
Died1593 (aged 85–86)
Kumagaya-shi Yakata
CommandsMiiri-Takamatsu Castle
ConflictsSiege of Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle, Battle of Miyajima
In this Japanese name, the surname is Kuchiba.

Kumagai Nobunao (熊谷 信直; 1507 – 1593) was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period. Nobunao an Kumagai clan's ancestor was Kumagai Naozane. He initially served the Aki Takeda clan, but he left Takeda clan and became a vassal of the Mōri Motonari. He moved Kumagai clan's main bastion from Isegatsubo Castle to Miiri-Takamatsu Castle.

In 1547, His daughter was married to Motonari's son Kikkawa Motoharu. Thus, Kumagai clan became an important servant of the Mōri clan.

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