Kuroda clan
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The Kuroda clan was a Japanese samurai clan which came to prominence during the Sengoku period.
Corner tower of Fukuoka castle, residence of the Kuroda main clan during the Edo period
Kuroda Nagamasa on horseback
Fukuoka Domain
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Fukuoka Domain was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Chikuzen Province in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. The domain was sometimes referred to as "Chik
Kuroda clan
…power figure in Japan. Kuroda Yoshitaka and his son Nagamasa supported Ieyasu in combat, and were rewarded for their service with a transfer to the Fukuoka Domain, rated at 520,000 koku of land. Two branches of the family were founded in 1623. Kuroda Nagamasa's 3rd son Nagaoki founded the first; he was given…
Walls of Fukuoka Castle
Shimonohashi Gomon of Fukuoka Castle
Kuroda Nagahiro, the 11th next to last daimyo of Fukuoka Domain