Difference between revisions of "Otomo Chikaie"
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| − | Chikaie was the 2nd son of [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Yoshishige (Sôrin)]]. | + | Chikaie was the 2nd son of [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Yoshishige (Sôrin)]]. |
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| + | He resisted his father's plans to have him become a Buddhist monk, and was then given over to the care and instruction of Padre Francisco Cabral, Superior of the [[Jesuit]] mission. In [[1575]], Chikaie was baptized and given the name Sebastião; he later abandoned [[Christianity]], however, in part on the advice of Sôrin's wife, a woman known only by the Jesuits' epithet for her - [[Otomo Nata Jezebel|Jezebel]] - and of other elites in his social circles. | ||
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| + | In [[1579]], he was adopted as heir into the Tawara family. Around [[1586]] he feuded with his brother [[Otomo Yoshimune|Yoshimune]] and was accused of colluding with the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]]. After [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] armies had driven back the Shimazu, Hideyoshi wanted to execute Chikaie but was convinced by Sôrin to instead deprive him of his domain. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *Haruko Nawata Ward, ''Women Religious Leaders in Japan's Christian Century'', Ashgate (2009), 115-116. | ||
[[Category:Christians]] | [[Category:Christians]] | ||
[[Category:Samurai]] | [[Category:Samurai]] | ||
[[Category:Sengoku Period]] | [[Category:Sengoku Period]] | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 9 March 2018
Chikaie was the 2nd son of Ôtomo Yoshishige (Sôrin).
He resisted his father's plans to have him become a Buddhist monk, and was then given over to the care and instruction of Padre Francisco Cabral, Superior of the Jesuit mission. In 1575, Chikaie was baptized and given the name Sebastião; he later abandoned Christianity, however, in part on the advice of Sôrin's wife, a woman known only by the Jesuits' epithet for her - Jezebel - and of other elites in his social circles.
In 1579, he was adopted as heir into the Tawara family. Around 1586 he feuded with his brother Yoshimune and was accused of colluding with the Shimazu. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi's armies had driven back the Shimazu, Hideyoshi wanted to execute Chikaie but was convinced by Sôrin to instead deprive him of his domain.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
- Haruko Nawata Ward, Women Religious Leaders in Japan's Christian Century, Ashgate (2009), 115-116.
