Kuroda clan

[1] In 1600, Yoshitaka and his son Kuroda Nagamasa took part in the Sekigahara Campaign on the side of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Kuroda Yoshitaka and his son Nagamasa supported Ieyasu in combat,[1] and were rewarded for their service with a transfer to the Fukuoka Domain, rated at 520,000 koku of land.

Kuroda Nagamasa's 3rd son Nagaoki founded the first; he was given 50,000 koku of land which became the Akizuki Domain.

[3] Nagamasa's fourth son Takamasa founded the second; he was given 40,000 koku of land which became the Tōren-ji Domain.

18,000 men under Kuroda Tadayuki assisted in laying siege to Hara Castle.

Corner tower of Fukuoka castle, residence of the Kuroda main clan during the Edo period
Kuroda Nagamasa on horseback