Ujiie Yukihiro

In this Japanese name, the family name is Ujiie.

Ujiie Yukihiro (氏家行広, 1546 – 4 June 1615) was a samurai and feudal lord in Sengoku period to the beginning of Edo period, also known as Ogino Douki (荻野道喜). He was a son of Ujiie Naotomo. His official rank was positive the 5th place subordinate under Naizen.

Lineage

He was the second son of Ujiie Naotomo, one of the Mino Triumvirate. His eldest brother was Ujiie Naomasa, and his youngest brother was Ujiie Yukitsugu.

He served Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was given a fief in Ise province. He fought for Ishida Mitsunari in the Battle of Sekigahara and was afterwards dispossessed. In 1614 he went to join the defenders of Osaka Castle and was killed at the conclusion of the Osaka Summer Campaign.

Life

After his father's death at the first Siege of Nagashima in 1571, his elder brother Naomasa succeeded him as the head of Ujiie family and kept serving under Oda Nobunaga.

After the incident at Honnō-ji, Ujiie family served Nobunaga's third son Nobutaka, but when Nobutaka opposed against Hashiba Hideyoshi, they turned into serving Hideyoshi. Due to Naomasa's death of illness in 1583, Yukihiro became the head of Ujiie family.

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