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The Ukita clan (宇喜多氏, Ukita-shi) was a Japanese samurai family that held power in the Harima Province and the Bizen Province during the Sengoku period.

History[edit | edit source]

Rise in power[edit | edit source]

In 1534, due to the setback from the death of his grandfather Yoshiie, Ukita Naoie and his father Ukita Okiie were displaced and found a home with the Urakami, the lords of Tenjinzan Castle. In two years, following the death of his father, Naoie took charge of the clan and became a vassal to Munekage.[1]

By 1569, Naoie had spent two years waging battles against local lords and garnered victories, expanding his rule and power. He also joined Oda Nobunaga and Akamatsu Masahide to fight against Munekage. However, Akamatsu was later defeated by Munekage and his allies, Kuroda Mototaka and his son Yoshitaka. While Naoie returned back to the Urakami, he secretly sent spies to dismantle Munekage's vassals in Bizen and Mimasaka.[1]

In 1573, Naoie attacked Okayama Castle and took control of its roads and land, while refining the old route of the San'yō Road. Thus, he established Okayama as the political and economic center of Bizen. In the next four years, he defeated the Urakami and ousted them. Ultimately, Naoie controlled Bizen, Mimasaka, and parts of Harima.[1]

Betraying Hideyoshi[edit | edit source]

When Hashiba Hideyoshi initiated his campaign to conquer the Chūgoku regions, Naoie initially allied himself with the Mōri. However, he later retracted and entered into Hideyoshi's service.[1] However, as a show of good faith, he had his son Hideie become a political prisoner to Hideyoshi, who tasked his retainer Yoshitaka to care for him at Himeji Castle. Yet, Naoie, threatened and feeling powerless, planned to return his son home and to kill Yoshitaka, ultimately taking control of the castle.[2]

Naoie soon found himself joining the secret collective, the Shinbakufu, who promised him to eliminate the threat of the Kakushiba ikki from interfering with his plans in exchange for their resources.[2] Thus, after having bribed one of the guards Tokubei,[3] he planned the first attack during the rengakai. To divert attention, he intended himself while taking notice of two newly-arrived attendees, Fujibayashi Naoe and former Oda retainer Yasuke. Soon, his plan commenced as he fought against the attackers alongside his fellow attendants while his son Hideie was injured and taken. After the attackers were dealt with, Naoie accused Yoshitaka of losing his son before warning of the peace between their clans.[4]

Meanwhile, Naoie planned a second strike by stockpiling weapons under the guise of restoring temples[5] and keeping his son safe and alone at Itatehyōzu Shrine. Upon visiting his son at the shrine, he caught Naoe and Yasuke having arrived. Meeting the pair with his son, Naoie had Hideie escorted out while asking the two if Yoshitaka knew of their actions. When they admitted that he did not, Naoie revealed his true intentions before commanding his shinobi to kill the two. However, as he left, the pair managed to survive the ambush[6] and inform Yoshitaka of Naoie's plans.[2]

That night, Naoie held his meeting with Yoshitaka, while he ordered his shinobi to infiltrate and to kill him. However, with Naoe's and Yasuke's interference, Naoie's plan crumbled. While meeting with Naoie, Yoshitaka revealed how he knew and had intercepted Hideie's location. With this conundrum, Naoie promised to sacrifice his life to safeguard his son and their legacy. Naoe and Yasuke soon entered and tried to kill Naoie, but two of his samurai arrived while he left for the tenshu. While there, he read Hideie's stanza while Naoe and Yasuke caught up to him. After a lengthy duel, Naoie revealed his true reason of joining the Shinbakufu before being slain by Naoe's blade. To honor his deal, Yoshitaka promised to cover these events and to take care of Hideie.[2]

Notable members[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Assassin's Creed: Shadows — Database: Ukita Naoie
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Assassin's Creed: Shadows — Spring and Fall
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows — Losing Hand
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows — The Rengakai
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows — The Scent of War
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows — A Peculiar Guest

Characters
Assassins
Templars
Shinbakufu
Sanzuko Ippa
Minor targets
The Betrayers (Fujichika Nakayama • Endo Tomoyasu • Itakura Shigezo • Masatoshi Nakahara • Sato Genta • Sato Katsubei • Usami Yoshiko) • The Butterfly Collectors (Gamemaker • Kacho • Mucho • Richo • Shucho) • The Corrupt Daikan (Endo Riku • Gamo Morinari • Ise Asuka • Isshiki Mansaku • Izumi Bunzo • Okudaira Toshizo) • Genzaburo's Soldiers (Akane • Genzaburo • Shishimaru • Shin-no-suke • Yasokichi) • The Godai Shinobi (Kaji • Akira • Azai Jukei • Kazumi • Rokkaku Yoshimitsu) • The Hunters of Kyonyo (Inumaru • Kamakichi • Shishi-o • Toro • Tsuchi-Gumo) • The Iron Hand Guild (Ginroku • Kanta • Kin-no-suke • Tamao • The Iron Hand) • The Kabukimono (Big Sueki • Chief Cuckoo • Corrupt Blade • Ember • Ghost General • Grave Dancer • Laughing Man • Peacock) • Kurai Eikyou (The Akiyama Agent • The Blacksmith Agent • The Katsuragi Agent • The Tsutsui Agent • The Messenger) • Nobutsuna's Students (Asari Nobutane • Hozoin In'ei • Marume Nagayoshi • Nagano Saemon • Sanada Masatoyo • Yagyū Munetoshi • Yuki no Kata) • The Pirate Alliance (Kage • Little Kappa • Lopo Cruz • Oni-yuri • Sen) • The Seta River Killers (Gaspar • Ermigo • Trader • Exterminator • Builder • Contractor • Collector • Stalker • Tormentor) • The Silver Smugglers (Enju • Fernam Moreno • Takeru • Mai • Nycollaao de Castel Branco • Shinji • Yoshisada) • The Twisted Tree (Takahashi Goro • Takahashi Ichi-Hime • Takahashi Inoshichi • Takahashi Jiro • Takahashi Saburo • Takahashi Shiro • Takahashi Taro) • The Winter Raiders (Akumu • Hayate • Sobei • Jinbei • Yasha) • The Yamabushi Imposters (The Clifftop Yamabushi • The Forest Yamabushi • The Mountain Yamabushi • The Pathway Yamabushi • The Pond Yamabushi • The River Yamabushi • The Shadow Yamabushi • The Valley Yamabushi • The Village Yamabushi) • The Yokai (Ao Andon • Daitengu • Kappa (Kappa Taku • Kappa Rei) • Makuwauri no Bakemono • Oshiroi Babā • Suika no Bakemono • Taka Nyudo • Yuki-onna)
Mythic Beings
Others
Animus EGO user • The Eagle • Ego • The Guide | Akechi Mitsuyoshi • Aoi • Aoki Ujimasa • Asajiro • Bessho Nagaharu • Luís Fróis • Fujita Juro • Furuta Tanji • Fuyu • Gamo Yoshimitsu • Gennojo • Genpaku • Hatakeyama Yoshimasa • Hori Hidemasa • Hosokawa Fujitaka • Imai Sōkun • Imai Sōkyū • Ise Sadatame • Ishikawa Goemon • Kanō Eitoku • Kamiizumi Nobutsuna • Kennyo • Konishi Yukinaga • Konatsu • Kumabe Ujiie • Kuroda Yoshitaka • Kyonyo • Mamushi • Matsu • Mayu • Meiran • Mitsumune • Mori Ranmaru • Murakami Norimasa • Nakamura Tadashige • Nene • Niwa Nagahide • Norimune • Oda Nobukatsu • Oda Nobunaga • Ōta Gyūichi • Otama • Rin • Samemaru • Satoko • Shibata Katsuie • Shindo Hiroshii • Shin'nyo • Shōtei • Sorin • Suzu • Tetsuo • Tokubei • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Tatsugoro • Tominaga • Tomita Nobutaka • Toyotomi Hideyoshi • Ukita Hideie • Ujimasa • Yakichi • Yamamoto Masakatsu
Factions
Assassins (Kakushiba ikki) • Templars (Abstergo Industries (Sentinels) | Japanese Rite (Sanzoku Ippa) • Portuguese Rite • Roman Rite) • Shinbakufu • Japanese clans (Akiyama • Akechi • Bessho • Fukui • Niwa • Oda • Rokkaku • Sengoku • Takahashi • Takeda • Tokugawa • Toyotomi • Tsutsui • Ukita) • Japanese confederations (Iga ikki • Ikkō-ikki • Koga ikki) • Japanese subcultures (Ashigaru • Kabukimono • Rōnin • Samurai • Shinobi • Sōhei • Yamabushi) • Minor factions (The Butterfly Collectors • Godai Shinobi • Iron Hand Guild • Kurai Eikyou • Pirate Alliance • Seta River Killers • Winter Raiders) • Jesuits • Portuguese Empire
Locations
Japan (Awaji (Sumoto • Yura) • Harima (Aga • Himeji • Miki • Takasago) • Iga (Hijiyama • Ichinomiya (Aekuni Shrine Town) • Mibuno Vale) • Kii (Mount Kōya • Negoro-ji • Saika • Shingū) • Ōmi (Azuchi (Azuchi Castle) • Hachiman • Lake Biwa (Chikubushima) • Nagahama • Ōmizo • Ōtsu • Sakamoto • Shiotsu) • Izumi Settsu (Amagasaki • Katano • Osaka • Sakai • Takatsuki • Tomiko's Homestead) • Tamba (Fukuchiyama • Kameyama • Miyazu • Tada • Takeda • Yakami) • Wakasa (Obama • Tsuruga) • Yamashiro (Kyoto (Honnō-ji) • Shōryūji • Ujitawara • Yamazaki) • Yamato (Asuka • Katsuragi • Kōriyama • Nara Heartland (Tōdai-ji) • Takatori • Uda Matsuyama • Yoshino))
Events
Terms and concepts
Animus (Anomalies • Database • Genetic memory • Hub • Memories • Rifts) • Crafting • Kakurega • Oni • Activities (Hidden Trails • Horse Archery • Kata • Kofun • Kuji-kiri) • Collectibles (Kamon • Tea sets • Sumi-e • Kano Paintings) • Imperial Regalia • Skills (Assassination • Eagle Vision • Freerunning • Eavesdropping • Leap of Faith) • Wardrobe (Naoe • Yasuke)
Weapons and tools
Blunt weapons (Kanabō) • Bow • Firearms (Teppō) • Grappling hook • Hidden Blade • Kusarigama • Polearms (Naginata • Yari) • Shinobi Tools (Kunai • Bells • Makibishi • Nightingale floor • Shuriken • Smoke bombs • Tezutsu) • Short blades (Tantō) • Staff (Bō) • Swords (Katana)
DLC
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