Akizuki Tanenaga

Akizuki Tanenaga (秋月 種長; March 17, 1567 – July 19, 1614) was a Japanese samurai warrior and daimyō of the late Sengoku and early Edo periods.^[1] He was the son of Akizuki Tanezane.

Akizuki Tanenaga
秋月 種長
Head of Akizuki clan
In office 1596–1614
Preceded by	Akizuki Tanezane
Succeeded by	Akizuki Taneharu
Personal details
Born	March 17, 1567
Died	July 19, 1614(1614-07-19) (aged 47)
Children	Akizuki Taneharu
Military service
Allegiance	Shimazu clan Toyotomi clan Tokugawa shogunate
Rank	Daimyo
Unit	Akizuki clan
Commands	Takanabe Domain
Battles/wars	Kyushu Campaign (1587) Korean Campaign (1598) Sekigahara Campaign (1600)

In 1586, Tanenaga joined with his father to fight against Toyotomi Hideyoshi forces during the Kyūshū campaign

In 1598, Tanenaga made contributions at the Siege of Ulsan castle against the allied Chinese and Korean armies. During the Korean campaign, Tanenaga served under Kuroda Nagamasa.

In 1600, in the Battle of Sekigahara, Tanenaga defended Ōgaki Castle on behalf of the "Western Army". However, soon after the Western Army suffered defeat, Mizuno Katsunari convinced Tanenaga to switch allegiance to the Eastern Army. Tokugawa Ieyasu rewarded Tanenaga by recognizing his territory and enabling him to become the first head of Takanabe Domain in Hyūga Province on the island of Kyushu.^[1]

Tanenaga did not have a son so he adopted, Akizuki Taneharu, the son of Tanesada (his son in law also his first cousin who supposedly succeeded him but disinherited due to poor health) and Ochō (his daughter), was appointed as Tanenaga’s successor. Tanenaga died in 1614 and Taneharu inherited the clan.