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* ''Birth: [[1521]]''
* ''Death: [[1591]]''
* ''Distinction: Tea master, merchant''
* ''Son: [[Imai Sokun|Sôkun]] (d.[[1627]])''
Sôkyû was one of [[Sakai|Sakai's]] most important merchants and a member of the city's leadership council. When [[Oda Nobunaga]] demanded that Sakai acknowledge his authority, Sôkyû urged the council to submit and sent Nobunaga two valuable tea items as a good will gesture. Nobunaga awarded Sôkyû for his efforts by giving him a lucrative commission to manufacture firearms for the [[Oda clan|Oda]]. He instructed Nobunaga in the tea ceremony and as a tea master later enjoyed the favor of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. He was present for the [[Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony]] ([[1586]]).
==References==
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[[Category:Other Historical Figures]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]
* ''Death: [[1591]]''
* ''Distinction: Tea master, merchant''
* ''Son: [[Imai Sokun|Sôkun]] (d.[[1627]])''
Sôkyû was one of [[Sakai|Sakai's]] most important merchants and a member of the city's leadership council. When [[Oda Nobunaga]] demanded that Sakai acknowledge his authority, Sôkyû urged the council to submit and sent Nobunaga two valuable tea items as a good will gesture. Nobunaga awarded Sôkyû for his efforts by giving him a lucrative commission to manufacture firearms for the [[Oda clan|Oda]]. He instructed Nobunaga in the tea ceremony and as a tea master later enjoyed the favor of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. He was present for the [[Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony]] ([[1586]]).
==References==
{{biodict}}
[[Category:Other Historical Figures]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]