Ukita Naoie
Ukita Naoie | |
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| 宇喜多 直家 | |
| Head of Ukita clan | |
| In office 1536–1582 | |
| Preceded by | Ukita Okiie |
| Succeeded by | Ukita Hideie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1529 Bizen Province, Japan |
| Died | February 1, 1582 Okayama Castle, Bizen Province, Japan |
| Children | Ukita Hideie |
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| Relatives | Ukita Tadaie (brother) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ukita clan Uragami clan Oda clan |
| Commands | Kameyama Castle |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Myōzenji (1567) Siege of Tatsuno (1569) Siege of Tenjinyama (1574) Mimasaka Campaign (1581) Bizen Campaign (1581) |
Ukita Naoie (宇喜多 直家; 1529 – February 1, 1582) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period. He was born in Bizen Province, to Ukita Okiie, a local samurai leader and head of the Ukita clan.
He has historical reputation as one of Japan's Three Great Villains (日本三大梟雄), a nickname which he shared with Matsunaga Hisahide and Saitō Dōsan, due to their ambitious and treasonous personality, along with the habit of resorting to underhanded tactics and assassinations to eliminate their opposition.