Katō Kiyomasa

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Katō Kiyomasa was a prominent Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and military leader renowned for his fierce samurai discipline, castle-building expertise, and major role in Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s campaigns, including the invasions of Korea.

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instanceOf Japanese daimyō
Sengoku-period person
military commander
samurai
allegiance Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED
Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED
Toyotomi clan NERFINISHED
associatedWith Kumamoto City NERFINISHED
birthDate 1562-07-25
birthPlace Owari Province NERFINISHED
built Kumamoto Castle NERFINISHED
Nagoya Castle (Hizen) NERFINISHED
Uto Castle NERFINISHED
Yatsushiro Castle NERFINISHED
burialPlace Honmyōji Temple, Kumamoto NERFINISHED
child Katō Tadahiro NERFINISHED
clan Katō clan NERFINISHED
country Japan
culturalDepiction featured in Japanese historical dramas (taiga dramas)
deathDate 1611-08-02
deathPlace Kumamoto NERFINISHED
domain Kumamoto Domain NERFINISHED
era Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED
Sengoku period NERFINISHED
early Edo period
father Katō Kiyotada NERFINISHED
heldTitle daimyō of Higo Province NERFINISHED
implemented strict military codes for his troops
knownFor persecution of Christians in his domain
tiger hunting in Korea
language Japanese
militaryRank general
militarySpecialty fortification design
siege warfare
mother Ito NERFINISHED
notableFor castle building
role in Japanese invasions of Korea
strict samurai discipline
participatedIn Battle of Sekigahara (indirectly through support and positioning)
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) NERFINISHED
Kyūshū Campaign NERFINISHED
Odawara Campaign NERFINISHED
posthumousName Seishūin NERFINISHED
religion Nichiren Buddhism NERFINISHED
servedUnder Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED
styleName Toranosuke NERFINISHED
supported Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara

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Imjin War commander Katō Kiyomasa
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