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Kato Kiyomasa (Japanese Daimyo)

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Born: 1562
Died: 1611

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Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 February 2023

He served under Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was given 250,000 goku in Higo Province and became the lord of Kumamoto Castle after he pacified Kyushu in 1587. In the Battle of Sekigahara, he was a member of the Eastern force and became a feudal lord with 520,000 goku in Higo. The war banner has white background with sutra 南無妙法蓮華経 in white on black diagonally lower part topped with a white Maneki with the same sutra.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 February 2023


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