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* ''Death: [[1594]]''


Gôemon was the son of a minor retainer of the [[Miyoshi clan|Miyoshi]] family and became a bandit after committing some petty theft that resulted in his killing three men. He led a group of bandits in the [[Kyoto]] area and gained an infamous reputation for his lawless activities. He was finally captured in 1594 by the [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]] general [[Sengoku Hidehisa]]. [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] commanded that Gôemon and his son [[Ishikawa Ichiro|Ichirô]] be killed by being thrown into pots of boiling oil at the dry river bed of the [[Kamogawa river]] in Kyoto. Many fanciful tales surrounding Gôemon's career have appeared over the years.

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[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Criminals, Bandits, and Pirates]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]

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