Daimyo flags - Bungo (Japan)

Last modified: 2023-06-20 by zachary harden
Keywords: bungo | kuni: bungo | daimyo | feather: white | stripes: red and white | heart | mano yorikane | mouri takamasa | akiba norimichi |
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• Mano Yorikane
• Mouri Takamasa
• Inaba Norimichi

Daimyo of this area who ruled multiple kunis:

• Hosokawa Tadaoki

See also:

• Japan
• Daimyo flags, 15th - 17th century

Mano Yorikane

dates of birth and death unknown

War Flag

by Jaume Ollé

A vassal of the Toyotomi family. After Hideyoshi's death, he served under Toyotomi Hideyori and fought in the Osaka Winter Campaign in 1614 and the Osaka Summer Campaign in 1615. After the fall of Osaka Castle, he served under Todo Takatora. The war banner has white and red five stripes each topped with a small white and red stripes streaming flag.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 1 March 2023

Mouri Takamasa

1559-1628

War Flag

by Jaume Ollé

First lord of the Saiki domain in Bungo Province. He served under Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was active in the Korean invasion, and was given the lordship of Saiki Castle in Bungo by Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, when he switched sides to the Tokugawa side. The war banner has dark blue background with a white bird feather.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 1 March 2023

Inaba Norimichi

1566-1626

War Flag

by Jaume Ollé

He served under Toyotomi Hideyoshi and served in the pacification of Kyushu. He surrendered to Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara and returned to the Usuki domain in Bungo Province. The war banner has white background with a black hawk’s feather topped with a red Maneki Small streaming flag.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 02 March 2023