Takenaka Shigeharu, Japanese samurai (died 1579)

Takenaka Shigeharu

Japanese samurai (1544–1579)

Takenaka Shigeharu , who was also known as Hanbei (半兵衛), was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. Hanbei was the castle lord in command of Bodaiyama Castle. He was a chief strategist and adviser of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His father was Takenaka…