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[[File:Ban Naoyuki.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ban Naoyuki, painted by [[Utagawa Yoshiiku|Ochiai Yoshiiku]]]]
{{nihongo|'''Ban Naoyuki'''|塙 直之||1567 – May 26, 1615}}, also known as {{nihongo|'''Ban Dan'emon'''|塙 団右衛門}}, was a Japanese samurai general of the late [[Sengoku]] and early [[Edo period]]s. He first served as a retainer of [[Katō Yoshiaki]], one of the "[[Seven Spears of Shizugatake]]", who went on to become lord of the [[Aizu Domain|Aizu]] domain, in Mutsu. Naoyuki served Lord Katō as a gunnery commander (''teppō-taishō'').


Naoyuki followed his lord during the [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)|invasion of Korea in the 1590s]], and for his actions in combat there he was given a stipend of 350 ''[[koku]]''. However, at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600, he opposed Yoshiaki's orders and subsequently left his service. After that, he served several lords, including [[Kobayakawa Hideaki]], [[Matsudaira Tadayoshi]], and [[Fukushima Masanori]]; however, as his former lord Yoshiaki was a hindrance, Naoyuki entered the priesthood for a time.
'''{{nihongo|Ban Danemon|塙団右衛門|}}''' ([[1567]]-[[May 26]],[[1615]]) Also known as '''{{nihongo|Ban Naoyuki|塙直之|}}'''. Japanese samurai of the late Sengoku and early [[Edo]] periods. First served as a retainer of [[Kato Yoshiakira]], one of the "Seven Spears of Shizugatake", who went on to become lord of the [[Aizu]] domain, in Mutsu. Danemon served Lord Kato as a gunnery commander (''teppo-taisho'').


He served the [[Toyotomi clan]] at the [[Siege of Osaka|Osaka Winter Campaign]] in 1614. However, during the next year's Summer Campaign, he was killed in action fighting [[Asano Nagaakira]]'s forces in [[Izumi province]].
Danemon followed his lord during the invasion of Korea in the 1590s, and for his actions in combat there he was given a stipend of 350 ''koku''. However, at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600, he opposed Yoshiakira's orders and subsequently left his service. After that, he served several lords, including [[Kobayakawa Hideaki]], [[Matsudaira Tadayoshi]], and [[Fukushima Masanori]], however, as his former lord Yoshiakira was a hindrance, Danemon entered the priesthood for a time.


==References==
Danemon served the Toyotomi clan at the Osaka Winter Campaign in 1614. However, during the next year's Summer Campaign, he was killed in action fighting Asano Nagaakira's forces in Izumi province.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070704172543/http://tikugo.cool.ne.jp/osaka/busho/toyotomi/b-ban.html Ban Dan'emon Shōkai (in Japanese)]

*[http://www.geocities.jp/senryusai/senryusai.ban.html Ban Dan'emon Retsuden (in Japanese)]
== Reputation ==
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Danemon was said to be an exceptionally fierce warrior, going alone on raids behind enemy lines. His reputation as a warrior soared after a very successful night raid. However, he was also said to be an alcoholic {{Fact|date=June 2007}}.


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Latest revision as of 20:34, 11 May 2022

Ban Naoyuki, painted by Ochiai Yoshiiku

Ban Naoyuki (塙 直之, 1567 – May 26, 1615), also known as Ban Dan'emon (塙 団右衛門), was a Japanese samurai general of the late Sengoku and early Edo periods. He first served as a retainer of Katō Yoshiaki, one of the "Seven Spears of Shizugatake", who went on to become lord of the Aizu domain, in Mutsu. Naoyuki served Lord Katō as a gunnery commander (teppō-taishō).

Naoyuki followed his lord during the invasion of Korea in the 1590s, and for his actions in combat there he was given a stipend of 350 koku. However, at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, he opposed Yoshiaki's orders and subsequently left his service. After that, he served several lords, including Kobayakawa Hideaki, Matsudaira Tadayoshi, and Fukushima Masanori; however, as his former lord Yoshiaki was a hindrance, Naoyuki entered the priesthood for a time.

He served the Toyotomi clan at the Osaka Winter Campaign in 1614. However, during the next year's Summer Campaign, he was killed in action fighting Asano Nagaakira's forces in Izumi province.

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