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{{nihongo|'''Kuroda Yoshitaka'''<ref>In Western literature, Kuroda Yoshitaka is also known as: Simon Kondera, Simone Condera, Simon Condera, Simeon Condera, for "Simon 小寺(こでら)--"小寺" might have been pronounced like /kõdeɾa/; Kodera Cambyoye, Kodera Kambyoye, Quadera Quanbioi, Condera-quansioye, Condera Quamvioyi, Condera Canbioye, for "小寺 官兵衛(くゎんびゃうゑ)"--"官兵衛" might have been pronounced like /kwãɸjo:je/ or /kambjo:je/; Kuroda Kambroye, Kuroda Cuwanbioye, Kuroda Kuwanbiyauwe, for "黒田 官兵衛--"Condera/Kondera and Kuroda are distinct family names.; Condera Combioendono, Condera Combiendono, for "小寺 官兵衛 殿"; Cambioiendono, Quambioi-dono, Quambioindono, for "官兵衛 殿(どの)"; Conder Yoshitaka for "小寺 孝高(よしたか)"; Kuroda Josui for "黒田(くろだ) 如水(じょすい)"; Iosui for "如水"--"I" was the capital letter for both "i" and "j"; "Kuroda Kageyu" for "黒田 勘解由(かげゆ)"--勘解由 was an abbreviation form of 勘解由次官(かげゆのすけ); Simeon Kuroda for "Simeon 黒田". "Kambroye" is considered to be what "Kambyoye" was mis-read as; and "s" for "quansioye” is considered to be what "f" was mis-read as--before 18th century, the letter "s" was sometimes spelled as "ſ" (long s), which is similar to "f"."</ref>|黒田 孝高||December 22, 1546 &ndash;
March 20, 1604}}, also known as {{nihongo|'''Kuroda Kanbei'''|黒田 官兵衛||or '''Kuroda Kambē'''}}, was a Japanese ''[[daimyō]]'' of the late [[Sengoku period|Sengoku]] through early [[Edo period]]s. Renowned as a man of great ambition, he succeeded [[Takenaka Hanbei|Takenaka Hambei]] as a chief strategist and adviser to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. Kuroda became a Christian when he was 38, and received "Simeon Josui" as a baptismal name (''rekishijin''). His quick wit, bravery, and loyalty were respected by his warriors.<ref>"Samurai File 17; Kuroda Kanbei". Editorial. Japan World 15 January 2014: 1. Web. 8 Dec. 2015.</ref>
 
==Early life==