Difference between revisions of "Maeda Gen'i"
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* ''Died: [[1602]]'' | * ''Died: [[1602]]'' | ||
* ''Title: Mimbu-kyô Hôin'' | * ''Title: Mimbu-kyô Hôin'' | ||
| − | + | * ''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 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. | ||
Revision as of 04:16, 5 April 2012
Gen'i was a Buddhist priest for Mt. Hiei who entered the service of the Oda sometime before 1570 and was named his deputy for Kyoto in 1582. After Nobunaga's death he served 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.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
