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Katō Kiyomasa

Type Figure Region Japan Time c. 1562–1611 Also known as Katō Kiyomasa、Tiger Katō、Kiyomasa-kō

Katō Kiyomasa was a renowned general of the late Japanese Sengoku period, one of the Seven Spears of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and after the Battle of Seki…

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  1. 1601–1610Kumamoto · Kumamoto PrefectureAfter Sekigahara, Kiyomasa received Higo (Kumamoto) with 240,000 koku, oversaw the construction of Kumamoto Castle and its castle town, built irrigation works, and reformed domain administration, making Higo an important domain in Kyushu; meanwhile, as a tozama daimyo trusted by the Tokugawa shogunate, he took part in central military and political consultations.

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