Background
Hideie Ukita was born in 1573 in Japan. He was the son of Ukita Naoie. His family had been living at Numa Castle until his father took Okayama and built a castle there (1582).
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Hideie Ukita
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Career
Naoie died in 1581, and in 1582 Hideie became the head of the Ukita clan. As Hideie was still young, it was Hideie's uncle Tadaie who acted as leader of the Ukita army (under Toyotomi Hideyoshi) during the siege of Bitchu Takamatsu Castle in 1582.
Hideie joined Hideyoshi's military campaigns in Shikoku (1585), Kyushu (1586) and the Siege of Odawara (1590). Following the unification of Japan under Hideyoshi, Hideie served as a chief commander in the Korean campaigns, returning in 1598 to serve as one of Hideyoshi's five counselors, along with Maeda Toshiie, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Mori Terumoto, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
During the Sekigahara Battle (1600) fought for Mitsunari Ishida against Ieyasu Tokugawa. After being defeated he is said to have fled to Satsuma (Kagoshima Prefecture) but was arrested and exiled to Hachijojima (a small island to the south of Japan).
Connections
He was much trusted by Hideyoshi Toyotomi, who later made him his son-in-law. Hideie Ukita married Gohime, a daughter of Maeda Toshiie.
- Father:
- Naoie Ukita
- Spouse:
- Gohime
