was a samurai

Samurai

is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...

 and feudal lord in Sengoku period

Sengoku period

The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...

 to the beginning of Edo period

Edo period

The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

, also known as . He was a son of Ujiie Naotomo

Ujiie Naotomo

, better known as his priesthood name ', was a Japanese Samurai, and the son of Ujiie Yukikuni. He was an officer under the Saitō clan and one of the famed ' during the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods of the 16th century in Japan.He was the head of Ogaki Castle...

. His official rank was positive the 5th place subordinate under Naizen.

Lineage

He was the second son of Ujiie Naotomo

Ujiie Naotomo

, better known as his priesthood name ', was a Japanese Samurai, and the son of Ujiie Yukikuni. He was an officer under the Saitō clan and one of the famed ' during the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods of the 16th century in Japan.He was the head of Ogaki Castle...

, one of the Mino Triumvirate. His eldest brother was Ujiie Naomasa, and his youngest brother was Ujiie Yukitsugu.

He served Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...

 and was given a fief in Ise province

Ise Province

or was a province of Japan including most of modern Mie Prefecture. Ise bordered Iga, Kii, Mino, Ōmi, Owari, Shima, and Yamato Provinces.The ancient provincial capital was at Suzuka...

. He fought for Ishida Mitsunari

Ishida Mitsunari

Ishida Mitsunari was a samurai who led the Western army in the Battle of Sekigahara following the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 17th century. Also known by his court title, Jibunoshō...

 in the Battle of Sekigahara

Battle of Sekigahara

The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...

 and was afterwards dispossessed. In 1614 he went to join the defenders of Osaka Castle and was killed at the conclusion of the Osaka Summer Campaign.

Life

After his father

Ujiie Naotomo

, better known as his priesthood name ', was a Japanese Samurai, and the son of Ujiie Yukikuni. He was an officer under the Saitō clan and one of the famed ' during the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods of the 16th century in Japan.He was the head of Ogaki Castle...

's death at the first Siege of Nagashima

Sieges of Nagashima

The , taking place in 1571, 1573 and 1574, were part of Oda Nobunaga's campaigns against the Ikkō-ikki, arguably among his greatest enemies. Nagashima, in Owari Province along Japan's Pacific coast, was the location of a string of river island fortresses and defensive works controlled by the...

 in 1571, his elder brother Naomasa succeeded him as the head of Ujiie family and kept serving under Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga

was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...

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After the incident at Honnō-ji, Ujiie family served Nobunaga's third son Nobutaka

Oda Nobutaka

was a samurai and member of Oda clan. He was adopted as the head of Kanbe clan that ruled the middle region of Ise Province and was also called Kanbe Nobutaka ....

, but when Nobutaka opposed against Hashiba Hideyoshi, they turned into serving Hideyoshi. Due to Naomasa's death of illness in 1583, Yukihiro became the head of Ujiie family.