List of Famous people named Sakuma

Here are some famous Sakumas:

Sakuma Nobumori

First Name Sakuma
Last Name Nobumori
Born on January 1, 1527
Died on February 18, 1582 (aged 55)

Sakuma Nobumori was a retainer for the Oda clan. He was thus treated as Nobunaga's most important retainer and would come to fight in every important battle under Nobunaga's command such as the 1567 Siege of Inabayama Castle, the 1571 and 1573 Siege of Nagashima.

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Sakuma Shōzan

佐久間啓之助
First Name Sakuma
Last Name Shōzan
Born on March 22, 1811
Died on August 12, 1864 (aged 53)

Sakuma Shōzan sometimes called Sakuma Zōzan, was a Japanese politician and scholar of the Edo period.

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Sakuma Morishige

First Name Sakuma
Last Name Morishige
Died on June 11, 1560

Sakuma Morishige was a Japanese samurai from Sakuma clan who served Oda Nobunaga.

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Sakuma Nobuhide

First Name Sakuma
Last Name Nobuhide
Born on November 30, 1555
Died on January 14, 1632 (aged 76)
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Sakuma Morimasa

First Name Sakuma
Last Name Morimasa
Born on November 30, 1553
Died on July 1, 1583 (aged 29)

Sakuma Morimasa was the son of Sakuma Moritsugu, cousin of Sakuma Nobumori, a prominent Oda retainer to Oda Nobuhide and Oda Nobunaga. Morimasa was born in what is now Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, He was a retainer of Shibata Katsuie and one of his top generals in many of his campaigns. Morimasa was given the former Ikko Sect fortress Oyama Gobo in the Kaga prefecture by Oda Nobunaga; the fortress was subsequently named Oyama Castle in 1580 but went on to become Kanazawa Castle. After several campaigns in which he had fought, he was given the nickname onigenba which literally means "Demon Genba", Genba being his middle name.

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