Takenaka Shigeharu

Takenaka Shigeharu
竹中 重治
Takenaka Shigeharu
Head of Takenaka clan
In office
1560–1579
Preceded byTakenaka Shigemoto
Succeeded byTakenaka Shigekado
Personal details
BornSeptember 27, 1544
DiedJuly 6, 1579(1579-07-06) (aged 34)
ChildrenTakenaka Shigekado
RelativesTakenaka Shigetoshi (cousin)
Ando Morinari (father in law)
Nickname"Hanbei" (半兵衛)
Military service
Allegiance Saitō clan
Oda clan
Unit Takenaka clan
Battles/warsBattle of Nagaragawa (1556)
Siege of Inabayama (1567)
Battle of Anegawa (1570)
Chūgoku Campaign (1576)
Siege of Miki (1579)
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Takenaka Shigeharu (竹中 重治; September 27, 1544 – July 6, 1579), who was also known as Hanbei (半兵衛), was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. Hanbei was the castle lord in command of Bodaiyama Castle. He was a chief strategist and adviser of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His father was Takenaka Shigemoto, a local samurai. He initially served the Saitō clan of Mino Province, but later plotted an uprising and took over the Saitō clan's Gifu Castle.