Sagara
The Sagara were a warrior family based at Hitoyoshi in Higo Province. Their branches fought on opposing sides in the wars of the Northern and Southern Courts; in 1448 Sagara Nagatsugu defeated the rival branch and unified Kuma district.
The family expanded across southern Higo but submitted to the Shimazu in 1581. During Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Kyushu campaign they retained Hitoyoshi, and after changing sides in the 1600 Sekigahara campaign they kept their lands under the Tokugawa, ruling Hitoyoshi domain throughout the Edo period.
Characters
- Sagara Chikayori
- Sagara Mitsuyori
- Sagara Nagauji
- Sagara Nagayori
- Sagara Sadayori
- Sagara Yorichika
- Sagara Yorihiro
- Sagara Yorihiro
- Sagara Yorikage
- Sagara Yorishige
- Sagara Yoritoshi