Sagara Nagauji

Sagara Nagauji (died c. 1355), fourth head of the Sagara clan in Higo Province, Kyushu, succeeded his father Yoritoshi in 1287. In 1326 he took vows as Rendō and passed the headship to his son Yorihiro, yet kept real authority.

In 1333 he sent three sons to join Prince Takayoshi's anti-Hōjō rising, helping destroy the Chinzei tandai at Dazaifu. In 1338 he received the northern Hitoyoshi lands, which he gave to his grandson Sadayori, and later mediated peace among warring kinsmen; he died around 1355, outliving his son.