Hirata Yukie

Hirata Yukie
平田 靭負
"Statue of the Venerable Hirata Yukie" (平田靭負翁像, Hirata Yukie Ō zō), in Yōrō, Gifu Prefecture.
Personal details
BornSeptember 10, 1704
DiedJuly 4, 1755(1755-07-04) (aged 50)
NationalityJapanese
Stele marking the birthplace of Hirata Yukie in Kagoshima, photographed in 1936

Hirata Kamon Yukie (平田 掃部 靭負, 1704–1755) was a Japanese karō and samurai retainer of the Satsuma Domain best known for his involvement in the 1754 Hōreki River incident. His familiar name was Shinzaemon (新左衛門), and he later adopted the hyakkanna name "Kamon".


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