Yamauchi Kazutoyo
| Yamauchi Kazutoyo | |
|---|---|
 Bronze statue of Yamauchi in Kochi | |
| Lord of Kakegawa | |
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In office 1590–1600 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Matsudaira Sadakatsu |
| Lord of Tosa | |
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In office 1601–1605 | |
| Preceded by | Chōsogabe Morichika |
| Succeeded by | Yamauchi Tadayoshi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1546? Owari Province, Japan |
| Died |
November 1, 1605 Kōchi, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse(s) | Yamauchi Chiyo |
Yamauchi Kazutoyo (山内 一豊 （やまうち かつとよ）) also spelled Yamanouchi (1545/1546? – November 1, 1605), was born the son of Yamanouchi Toyonao in Owari Province at the end of the Sengoku period of Japan. Kazutoyo held the title of Tosa no kami.
Kazutoyo built Kōchi Castle. His life spanned the closing years of the Sengoku period, the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and the beginning of the Edo period.
Just four years after he became Lord of Tosa, Kazutoyo died without issue aged around 60, and was succeeded as Lord of Tosa by his nephew Tadayoshi.
In drama
The 45th NHK Taiga drama (2006) is a dramatization of the life of Kazutoyo, with his wife Chiyo as the central character. Kōmyō-ga-tsuji: Yamauchi Kazutoyo no Tsuma stars Nakama Yukie as Chiyo. Takaya Kamikawa plays Kazutoyo. The story tells how Chiyo, as a wise and beautiful wife, helped her husband Yamauchi Kazutoyo up from an ordinary samurai to the governor of an entire province, Tosa. The story is by Shiba Ryōtarō.
Further reading
- Tabata Yasuko 田端泰子. Yamanouchi Kazutoyo to Chiyo: Sengoku bushi no kazokuzō 山內一豊と千代 : 戦国武士の家族像. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten 岩波書店, 2005.
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| Preceded by Hashiba Hideyoshi |
Lord of Nagahama 1585–1590 |
Succeeded by Naitō Nobunari |
| Preceded by none |
Lord of Kakegawa 1590-1600 |
Succeeded by Matsudaira Sadakatsu |
| Preceded by Chōsokabe Morichika |
Lord of Tosa 1601-1605 |
Succeeded by Yamauchi Tadayoshi |
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