Nagachika first served the
Saitō clan of
Mino Province; however, after their Demise at
Battle of Inabayama 1567, he became a retainer of
Oda Nobunaga. On February 19, 1570,
Imai Sokyu sent urgent news that
Akagi Nobuyasu defeated the army of
Miyoshi clan in
Awaji province along with Nagachika and
Kawajiri Hidetaka. In 1575, at
Battle of Nagashino, he and
Sakai Tadatsugu ambush Takeda troops and killed
Takeda Nobuzane, a younger brother of Shingen. In 1580, he took part to suppress the
Echizen Ikkō-ikki, and was granted
Ōno Castle by Nobunaga. In 1582, on
Honnoji Incident, Nagachika's eldest son and heir,
Kanamori Naganori, died along with
Oda Nobutada in fighting at the
Nijō Castle. Following Nobunaga's death, in 1583, at
Battle of Shizugatake, Nagachika at first sided with
Shibata Katsuie. But after
Maeda Toshiie switched sides to Hideyoshi's, Nagachika followed in kind and withdrew without fighting, then gave his loyalty to
Hideyoshi. Thereafter in 1584, Nagachika served under the command of Hideyoshi in the
Battle of Komaki-Nagakute. In 1585, at Hideyoshi "Toyama Campaign", he was dispatched to destroy the
Anegakōji clan of
Hida Province and become the ruler of
Matsukura Castle and
Takayama Castle. In 1600, he later gave his support to
Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Sekigahara campaign and led 1,140 men to the
Battle of Sekigahara. Nagachika was also a tea master and an admirer of
Sen no Rikyū. After
Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered Rikyū's death, Nagachika sheltered Rikyū's son,
Sen Dōan. ,
Gifu Prefecture, Japan ==References==