Difference between revisions of "Maeda Gen'i"

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Gen'i was a Buddhist priest of Mt. Hiei who entered the service of the Oda clan sometime before 1570 and was named his deputy for Kyoto in 1582. After the death of Oda Nobunaga, he served Toyotomi Hideyoshi and received a 50,000 koku fief at Takamai in Tamba province. In 1592, he was tasked with laying the groundwork for Fushimi castle. Prior to Hideyoshi's death, he named Gen'i one of his Five Bugyô.

Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005

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 * ''Japanese'': [[前田]]玄以 ''(Maeda Gen'i)''
-Gen'i was a Buddhist priest for Mt. Hiei who entered the service of the [[Oda clan|Oda]] sometime before [[1570]] and was named his deputy for Kyoto in [[1582]]. After [[Oda Nobunaga|Nobunaga's]] death he served [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi]] and received a 50,000 koku fief at Takamai in [[Tamba province]] and was tasked with laying the groundwork for [[Fushimi castle]] in [[1592]]. He was named one of the Five Bugyô (magistrates) by Hideyoshi before the latter's death.
+Gen'i was a Buddhist priest of [[Mt. Hiei]] who entered the service of the [[Oda clan]] sometime before [[1570]] and was named his deputy for [[Kyoto]] in [[1582]]. After the death of [[Oda Nobunaga]], he served [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and received a 50,000 ''[[koku]]'' fief at Takamai in [[Tamba province]]. In [[1592]], he was tasked with laying the groundwork for [[Fushimi castle]]. Prior to Hideyoshi's death, he named Gen'i one of his [[Five Bugyo|Five Bugyô]].
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