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* ''Japanese'': [[前田]]玄以 ''(Maeda Gen'i)'' | * ''Japanese'': [[前田]]玄以 ''(Maeda Gen'i)'' | ||
| − | Gen'i was | + | Maeda Gen'i was [[Kyoto]] deputy under [[Oda Nobunaga]], and later, one of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]'s [[Five Bugyo|Five Bugyô]]. |
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| + | A Buddhist priest of [[Mt. Hiei]], Gen'i entered the service of the [[Oda clan]] sometime before [[1570]]. Nobunaga named him his deputy for Kyoto in [[1582]]. After Nobunaga's death, Gen'i 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]]; Hideyoshi then named Gen'i one of his [[Five Bugyo|Five Bugyô]]. | ||
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Revision as of 20:52, 29 December 2013
Maeda Gen'i was Kyoto deputy under Oda Nobunaga, and later, one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Five Bugyô.
A Buddhist priest of Mt. Hiei, Gen'i entered the service of the Oda clan sometime before 1570. Nobunaga named him his deputy for Kyoto in 1582. After Nobunaga's death, Gen'i 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; Hideyoshi then named Gen'i one of his Five Bugyô.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
