Nagai
The Nagai were a branch of the Ōe family who held Nagai estate in Okitama district, Dewa Province, and made Yonezawa Castle their base. Their founder Tokihiro took the Nagai name from the estate; his son Yasuhide supported the Hōjō in the Hōji conflict of 1247.
Nagai Hirohide served Ashikaga Takauji and became his steward in 1335. The neighboring Date clan invaded Okitama in 1380 and, despite an initial repulse, seized Nagai lands in 1385, bringing the family into decline.
Characters
- Mochishige Nagai
- Nagai Munehide
- Nagai Sadahide
- Nagai Sadashige
- Sadayori Nagai
- Takafuyu Nagai
- Takahiro Nagai
- Nagai Tokihide
- Nagai Tokihiro
- Nagai Yasuhide
- Nagai Yasushige
- Nagai Yorishige