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