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Yoshitoshi was the 19th head of the [[So clan|Sô clan]] and the first [[Edo period]] lord of [[Tsushima han]]. The fourth son of [[So Masamori|Sô Masamori]], he was a son-in-law of [[Konishi Yukinaga]] and succeeded to become head of the Sô house in [[1588]]. Yoshitoshi served in the [[Korean Invasions]] under Yukinaga and later sided with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] ([[1600]]), though he took no part in the fighting at Sekigahara.
Yoshitoshi was the 19th head of the [[So clan|Sô clan]] and the first [[Edo period]] lord of [[Tsushima han]]. The fourth son of [[So Masamori|Sô Masamori]], he was a son-in-law of [[Konishi Yukinaga]] and succeeded to become head of the Sô house in [[1588]]. Yoshitoshi served in the [[Korean Invasions]] under Yukinaga and later sided with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] ([[1600]]), though he took no part in the fighting at Sekigahara.
Yoshitoshi later worked to restore normal relations with Korea. He eventually succeeded, with an official [[Korean embassies to Edo|Korean embassy]] first arriving in [[1607]], and the [[Kiyu Treaty|Kiyû Treaty]] being concluded two years later. Following this, the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] affirmed the Sô clan's sole (monopoly) rights on Japanese diplomatic and trade relations with Korea.<ref name=statue>Explanatory plaque on Sô Yoshitoshi statue, Izuhara, Tsushima.</ref>
In [[1586]], in response to attacks by ships from [[Iki Island]] against Yarikawa in Nii district, Yoshitoshi launched retaliatory attacks on Iki and [[Hirado]]. The following year, after receiving orders from [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] related to attacking Korea, Yoshitoshi attempted (along with [[So Yoshishige (1532-1588)|Sô Yoshishige]]) to negotiate a diplomatic solution with the [[Joseon]] court; ultimately this was unsuccessful, however.
Yoshitoshi later worked with his ''[[karo|karô]]'' [[Yanagawa Shigenobu]] and others to negotiate the restoration of normal relations with Korea. He eventually succeeded, with an official [[Korean embassies to Edo|Korean embassy]] first arriving in [[1607]], and the [[Kiyu Treaty|Kiyû Treaty]] being concluded two years later. Following this, the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] affirmed the Sô clan's sole (monopoly) rights on Japanese diplomatic and trade relations with Korea.<ref name=statue>Explanatory plaque on Sô Yoshitoshi statue, Izuhara, Tsushima.</ref>
Upon his death in [[1615]], his son [[So Yoshinari|Sô Yoshinari]] became ''daimyô''.
Upon his death in [[1615]], his son [[So Yoshinari|Sô Yoshinari]] became ''daimyô''.
A statue of Yoshitoshi was erected on Tsushima in 2016, in connection with the 400th anniversary of his death, celebrating Yoshitoshi as a symbol of friendly relations between Japan and Korea.<ref name=statue/>
A statue of Yoshitoshi was erected on Tsushima in 2016, in connection with the 400th anniversary of his death, celebrating Yoshitoshi as a symbol of friendly relations between Japan and Korea.<ref name=statue/>
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|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>[[So Yoshishige (1532-1588)|Sô Yoshishige]]
|width="35%"|'''Head of the [[So clan|Sô clan]]'''<br> [[1588]]-[[1615]]
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[So Yoshinari|Sô Yoshinari]]'''
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|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''None'''
|width="35%"|'''Lord of [[Tsushima han]]'''<br> [[1603]]-[[1615]]
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[So Yoshinari|Sô Yoshinari]]'''
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==References==
==References==
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*"The Sô clan as Rulers of Tsushima Island," gallery label, Tsushima Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/52093121176/sizes/3k/]
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