Nanbu Nobunao

In this Japanese name, the family name is Nanbu.
Nanbu Nobunao
26th Nanbu family head
In office
1582–1599
Preceded by Nanbu Harutsugu
Succeeded by Nanbu Toshinao
Personal details
Born (1546-04-01)April 1, 1546
Died November 22, 1599(1599-11-22) (aged 53)
Nationality Japanese

Nanbu Nobunao (南部信直) (April 1, 1546 – November 22, 1599) was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period. He succeeded his father as head of the Nanbu clan and was a prominent figure in the local warfare which took place in northern Japan, and was the father of Nanbu Toshinao, the first daimyo of the Morioka Domain.

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