Kuroda Mototaka

Kuroda Mototaka (黒田職隆) also known as Kuroda Souen, was a samurai during the sengoku period He was the father of Kuroda Kanbei. Shigetaka served as a senior retainer of Kodera Masamoto, the lord of Himeji.

Family

 * Father: Kuroda Shigetaka (1508–1564)
 * Mother: Matsutaka Zen’ni
 * Wives:
 * Akashi Masakaze's daughter (1532-1560)
 * Kanki-dono (d.1582)
 * Concubine: Mori-dono
 * Children:
 * Kuroda Yoshitaka by Akashi Masakaze's daughter
 * Kuroda Toshitaka (1554-1596) by Akashi Masakaze's daughter
 * Kaneyama Myoshun (1555-1626) married Miki Seikan by Akashi Masakaze's daughter
 * Akiyama Myoen (1556-1619) married Onoue Takenori by Akashi Masakaze's daughter
 * Kuroda Toshinori (1561-1612) by Kanki-dono
 * Kuroda Naoyuki (1565-1609) by Mori-dono
 * Daughter (1559-1617) married Hitotsuyanagi Naosue by Mori-dono