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{{nihongo|'''Akai Naomasa'''|赤井 直正|extra=1529 – April 8, 1578}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[samurai]] leader of the [[Sengoku period]].<ref name="ota323">Ōta, Gyūichi ''et al.'' (2011). [https://books.google.com/books?id=pJHArhRVYEoC&pg=PA323&dq= ''The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga,'' p. 323 n32].</ref> He was known as a brave and skillful warrior so his nickname was 'red [[Oni]] (demon) of [[Tamba Province]]'.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sirotabi.com/5103/ |title=黒井城|publisher=城旅|language=Japanese|accessdate=25 July 2019}}</ref>
{{nihongo|'''Akai Naomasa'''|赤井 直正|extra=1529 – April 8, 1578}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[samurai]] leader of the [[Sengoku period]].<ref name="ota323">Ōta, Gyūichi ''et al.'' (2011). [https://books.google.com/books?id=pJHArhRVYEoC&pg=PA323&dq= ''The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga,'' p. 323 n32].</ref> He was known as a brave and skillful warrior so his nickname was 'red [[Oni]] (demon) of [[Tamba Province]]'.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sirotabi.com/5103/ |title=黒井城|publisher=城旅|language=Japanese|accessdate=25 July 2019}}</ref>


Naomasa is known for his defense of [[Kuroi Castle]] in Tamba Province. During the siege, he died of disease; and the responsibility for defending the castle passed to his nephew, [[Akai Tadaie]].<ref name="ota323"/>
Naomasa is known for his defense of [[Kuroi Castle]] in Tamba Province. In 1578, during the siege of [[Kuroi Castle]], he died of disease; and the responsibility for defending the castle passed to his nephew, [[Akai Tadaie]].<ref name="ota323"/>

After the death of [[Akai Naomasa]], some members of the Akai clan became retainers under [[Tōdō Takatora]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Akai_Naomasa |title=SamuraiWiki |access-date=2012-07-15 |publisher=Samurai Archives }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Akai Naomasa
Birth date1529
Death dateApril 8, 1578(1578-04-08) (aged 48–49)
Other name(s)"Red Demon of Tamba Province"
Domain(s)Tamba province

Akai Naomasa (赤井 直正, 1529 – April 8, 1578) was a Japanese samurai leader of the Sengoku period.[1] He was known as a brave and skillful warrior so his nickname was 'red Oni (demon) of Tamba Province'.[2]

Naomasa is known for his defense of Kuroi Castle in Tamba Province. In 1578, during the siege of Kuroi Castle, he died of disease; and the responsibility for defending the castle passed to his nephew, Akai Tadaie.[1]

After the death of Akai Naomasa, some members of the Akai clan became retainers under Tōdō Takatora.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Ōta, Gyūichi et al. (2011). The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga, p. 323 n32.
  2. ^ "黒井城" (in Japanese). 城旅. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "SamuraiWiki". Samurai Archives. Retrieved 2012-07-15.