Yamauchi Kazutoyo
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- In this Japanese name, the family name is Yamauchi.
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 Bronze statue of Yamauchi in Kochi |
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| In office 1590 – 1600 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Matsudaira Sadakatsu |
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| In office 1601 – 1605 |
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| Preceded by | Chōsogabe Morichika |
| Succeeded by | Yamauchi Tadayoshi |
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| Born | 1546? Owari Province, Japan |
| Died | November 1, 1605 Kōchi, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse | Yamauchi Chiyo |
Yamauchi Kazutoyo (山内一豊 （やまうち かつとよ）?) also spelled Yamanouchi (1545/1546? - November 1, 1605), was born the son of Yamanouchi Moritoyo in Owari Province at the end of the Sengoku period of Japan. Kazutoyo held the title of Tosa no kami.
Kazutoyo served under Oda Nobunaga between from 1565 to 1582, the year Nobunaga was killed. Kazutoyo fought in the Battle of Anegawa, as well as the Battle of Nagashino. After the death of Nobunaga, Kazutoyo stayed on as a vassal under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In doing so, he was rewarded with a 50,000-koku fief at Kakegawa. In the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Kazutoyo supported Tokugawa Ieyasu, leading more than 2,000 men in that battle, and captured Gifu Castle as a result. As a reward for his achievements, Kazutoyo was given the Tosa Domain. To bring certain unruly warriors of Tosa into line, Kazutoyo called on the assistance of Ii Naomasa, who sent Suzuki Hyoe for this purpose.
Kazutoyo built Kōchi Castle. His life spanned the closing years of the Sengoku period, the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and the beginning of the Edo period.
[edit] In drama
The 45th NHK Taiga drama (2006) is a dramatization of the life of Kazutoyo, with his wife Chiyo as the central character. Kōmyō-ga-tsuji: Yamauchi Kazutoyo no Tsuma stars Nakama Yukie as Chiyo. Kamikawa Takaya plays Kazutoyo. The story is by Shiba Ryotaro.
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[edit] Further Reading
- Tabata Yasuko 田端泰子. Yamanouchi Kazutoyo to Chiyo: Sengoku bushi no kazokuzō 山內一豊と千代 : 戦国武士の家族像. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten 岩波書店, 2005.
| Preceded by none |
Lord of Kakegawa 1590-1600 |
Succeeded by Matsudaira Sadakatsu |
| Preceded by Chōsogabe Morichika |
Lord of Tosa 1601-1605 |
Succeeded by Yamauchi Tadayoshi |
