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Fukuoka
Fukuoka Castle
福岡城
The massive keep base still stands, yet whether a keep was ever built on top of it is still an open question.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 85CastleHilltop
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Kuroda Nagamasa
黒田長政
Eldest son of Kuroda Kanbei and first lord of the Fukuoka domain. He played a major part in the Tokugawa victory at Sekigahara, received almost all of Chikuzen Province, and built Fukuoka Castle from 1601.
Historical record
Story
As a boy, known as Shojumaru, he was sent as a hostage to Oda Nobunaga and placed in the care of Hashiba (later Toyotomi) Hideyoshi. A document has been confirmed in which he told a retainer to repair the railing of Fukuoka Castle's keep because it had rotted.
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built the castle; first lord of FukuokaRecord source: article
In-depth article
Fukuoka
Fukuoka Castle
福岡城
The massive keep base still stands, yet whether a keep was ever built on top of it is still an open question.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 85CastleHilltop
BuiltRecord source: jokaku
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Sources
- 1黒田長政(【公式】福岡城・鴻臚館)Checked:
- 2令和6年9月5日 一般質問会議録(福岡市議会)Checked:
- 3黒田長政(補助資料・生没年・Wikipedia日本語版)Checked: