Difference between revisions of "So Yoshishige (1532-1588)"
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* ''Distinction: Lord of [[Tsushima province|Tsushima]]'' | * ''Distinction: Lord of [[Tsushima province|Tsushima]]'' | ||
* ''Japanese:'' 宗 義調 ''(Sou Yoshishige)'' | * ''Japanese:'' 宗 義調 ''(Sou Yoshishige)'' | ||
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[[Image:So mon.jpg|left|thumb|The Sô kamon.]] | [[Image:So mon.jpg|left|thumb|The Sô kamon.]] | ||
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Yoshishige was a son of [[So Haruyasu|Sô Haruyasu]] and ruled the island of Tsushima in the Korean Straits. He clashed with the [[Matsuura clan|Matsuura]] and in [[1587]] submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and initiated a failed attempt at negotiations with the Koreans, with whom he had ties through the [[So clan|Sô's]] trading endeavors. He died while these negotiations, aimed at securing passage for Hideyoshi's armies in an invasion of China, were in progress. | Yoshishige was a son of [[So Haruyasu|Sô Haruyasu]] and ruled the island of Tsushima in the Korean Straits. He clashed with the [[Matsuura clan|Matsuura]] and in [[1587]] submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and initiated a failed attempt at negotiations with the Koreans, with whom he had ties through the [[So clan|Sô's]] trading endeavors. He died while these negotiations, aimed at securing passage for Hideyoshi's armies in an invasion of China, were in progress. | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 22 December 2007
- Born: 1532
- Died: 1588
- Titles: Sanuki no kami
- Distinction: Lord of Tsushima
- Japanese: 宗 義調 (Sou Yoshishige)
Yoshishige was a son of Sô Haruyasu and ruled the island of Tsushima in the Korean Straits. He clashed with the Matsuura and in 1587 submitted to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and initiated a failed attempt at negotiations with the Koreans, with whom he had ties through the Sô's trading endeavors. He died while these negotiations, aimed at securing passage for Hideyoshi's armies in an invasion of China, were in progress.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
