Akizuki
The Akizuki were a warrior family of Chikuzen in northern Kyushu, descended from the Harada. Their later base was Koshosan Castle.
In 1557 Ōtomo Sōrin attacked Koshosan, forcing Akizuki Tanezane to flee after his father and elder brother died. With Mōri support, Tanezane recovered the castle and much of his land in 1559. Toyotomi Hideyoshi confiscated the family’s Chikuzen lands in 1587 but granted Takanabe in Hyūga to Tanezane’s son; in 1600 his son Takanaga joined the Eastern Army at Ōgaki and kept his lands. The family remained daimyō there through the Edo period.
Characters
- Akizuki Taneaki
- Akizuki Taneie
- Akizuki Tanemichi
- Akizuki Tanekatsu
- Akizuki Tanesada
- Akizuki Tanesuke
- Akizuki Tanetada
- Akizuki Tanetaka
- Akizuki Taneyori
- Akizuki Taneyuki