also known as Kuroda Souen, was a samurai during the sengoku period"Samurai File 17; Kuroda Kanbei". Editorial. Japan World 15 January 2014: 1. Web. 8 Dec. 2015 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

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