List of Famous people with last name Katsuie

Shibata Katsuie

First Name Shibata

Last Name Katsuie

Born on January 1, 1522

Died on June 6, 1583 (aged 61)

Shibata Katsuie or Gonroku (権六) was a Japanese samurai and military commander during the Sengoku period. He served Oda Nobunaga as one of his trusted generals, was severely wounded in the 1571 Siege of Nagashima, but then fought in the 1577 Battle of Tedorigawa.

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Matsukura Katsuie

First Name Matsukura

Last Name Katsuie

Born on January 1, 1598

Died on August 28, 1638 (aged 40)

Matsukura Katsuie was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period. As the son of Matsukura Shigemasa, Katsuie was notorious for suppressing Catholics in his domain, setting high taxation and assigning intensive labour to its peasants, later causing the Shimabara Rebellion. He was also infamous for dressing disobedient peasants in straw overcoats and then setting them on fire.

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