Ujiie Naomoto

In this Japanese name, the surname is Ujiie.

Ujiie Naomoto (氏家 直元, 1512? – June 4, 1571), also known as Ujiie Bokuzen (氏家卜全), was a Japanese samurai warrior.^[1] served the Saitō clan of Mino province. Later, he become a retainer of Oda Nobunaga.

Ujiie Naomoto
Bokuzen-Zuka, the grave of Ujiie Bokuzen in Kaizu, Gifu
Native name	氏家 直元
Nickname(s)	Ujiie Bokuzen (氏家卜全)
Born	1512 Mino province
Died	June 4, 1571 Siege of Nagashima
Allegiance	Saito clan Oda clan
Battles/wars	Battle of Nagara-gawa Siege of Inabayama Omi Campaign Battle of Anegawa Sieges of Nagashima

Naomoto was considered one of the "Mino Triumvirate" (西美濃三人衆, Nishi Mino Sanninshū), along with Inaba Yoshimichi and Andō Morinari. In 1567, they agreed together to join the forces of Oda Nobunaga.^[2]

He took part in the Siege of Inabayama in 1567 and the Battle of Anegawa in 1570.

On 12 May 1571, he died fighting against the Ikkō-ikki at the First Siege of Nagashima while under the command of Shibata Katsuie.

Family and relatives

• Ujiie Yukikuni (father)
  • Ujiie Naomasa (son)
  • Ujiie Yukihiro (son)
  • Ujiie Yukitsugu (son)

Others in Ujiie clan

• Ujiie Mitsuuji
• Ujiie Sadanao

References

1. 氏家卜全 at Nihon jinmei daijiten; retrieved 2013-5-29.
2. Ōta, Gyūichi. (2011). The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga, p. 114.