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Nabeshima Katsushige

1580–1657 · 17th century

Nabeshima Katsushige was the first daimyo of the Saga domain in Hizen, Kyushu. The son of Nabeshima Naoshige, he fought on the western side in the Sekigahara campaign of 1600 but was pardoned by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and after the last Ryuzoji heir died in 1607 he became lord in name as well as in fact. Porcelain production at Arita began during his rule.

Nabeshima Katsushige
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