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| + | [[File:So-yoshitoshi.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Statue of Sô Yoshitoshi in the former ''[[buke yashiki]]'' (samurai households) district of Tsushima Fuchû (Izuhara).]] |
| + | [[File:So-yoshitoshi-grave.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Grave of Sô Yoshitoshi at [[Banshoin|Banshô-in]] temple on Tsushima]] |
| * ''Born: [[1568]]'' | | * ''Born: [[1568]]'' |
| * ''Died: [[1615]]'' | | * ''Died: [[1615]]'' |
| * ''Titles: Tsushima no kami'' | | * ''Titles: Tsushima no kami'' |
| * ''Distinction: Lord of [[Tsushima province|Tsushima]]'' | | * ''Distinction: Lord of [[Tsushima province|Tsushima]]'' |
| + | * ''Other Names'': 万松院殿 ''(Banshô-in dono)'' |
| * ''Japanese:'' 宗 義智 (''Sô Yoshitoshi'')<ref>One sometimes sees the name given as "Yoshitomo."</ref> | | * ''Japanese:'' 宗 義智 (''Sô Yoshitoshi'')<ref>One sometimes sees the name given as "Yoshitomo."</ref> |
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− | Yoshitoshi was the son-in-law of [[Konishi Yukinaga]] and succeeded to the [[So clan|Sô house]] in [[1588]]. He 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. | + | 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. |
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− | After Sekigahara, he became the first ''daimyô'' of [[Tsushima han]], and worked to restore normal relations with Korea. He eventually succeeded, with an official [[Korean embassies to Edo|Korean embassy]] first arriving in [[1607]].
| + | 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> |
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| 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''. |
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| + | 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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| + | <center> |
| + | {| border="3" align="center" |
| + | |- align="center" |
| + | |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]]''' |
| + | |- align="center" |
| + | |width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''None''' |
| + | |width="35%"|'''Lord of [[Tsushima han]]'''<br> [[1603]]-[[1615]] |
| + | |width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[So Yoshinari|Sô Yoshinari]]''' |
| + | |} |
| + | </center> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |