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*''Japanese'': [[近衛]]信尹 ''(Konoe Nobutada)''

*''Japanese'': [[近衛]]信尹 ''(Konoe Nobutada)''

Nobutada was the son of [[Konoe Sakihisa|Konôe Sakihisa]]. He was named the Saidaijin and when he learned that [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] planned to name himself various noted ranks, pointed out that he would require [[Fujiwara clan|Fujiwara]] blood to do as he wished - to which Hideyoshi replied by being adopted by Sakihisa (becoming Nobutada's elder brother in the process). Nobutada angered Hideyoshi by being too eager to join the [[Korean Invasions]] and was exiled to [[Satsuma province]] in [[1594]] for two years. He was later allowed to return and was named [[Kampaku]] in 1605 and adopted as heir as son of [[Emperor Go-Yozei|Emperor Go-Yôzei]].  

Konoe Nobutada was the 17th head of the [[Konoe family]], one of the five "regent" houses (''[[gosekke]]'') among the [[kuge|court nobility]]. Like his father, [[Konoe Sakihisa]], Nobutada held several top-ranking court positions, including ''[[Kanpaku]]''. Nobutada is also known for his calligraphy, and numerous ink drawings of [[Tenjin]], being considered one of the "three brushes of the Kan'ei era" (1624-1644).

A noted man of culture and especially of prose, Nobutada is known especially for numerous calligraphic monochrome paintings of [[Tenjin]]. Previously known as Nobusuke, he took on the name Konôe Nobutada after 1602.

Nobutada vied with [[Nijo Akizane|Nijô Akizane]]<!--二条昭実--> for the position of ''Kanpaku'' in [[1585]], but, perhaps in part due to their squabbling, the post was in the end given to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], who had had himself adopted by Konoe Sakihisa, and could thus claim [[Fujiwara clan]] lineage.

 

Nobutada later angered Hideyoshi by being too eager to join the [[Korean Invasions]] and was exiled to [[Satsuma province]] in [[1594]] for two and a half years. During this time, he led study sessions for [[Shimazu clan]] retainers in [[Bonotsu|Bônotsu]] and [[Kagoshima]], and introduced various elements of Kyoto courtly and high culture, including ''[[renga]]'' and [[tea ceremony]].

 

He returned to Kyoto in [[1596]], where he was named [[Sadaijin]] in [[1601]], and then ''Kanpaku'' in [[1605]]. Previously known as Nobusuke, he took on the name Konoe Nobutada after 1602. He studied [[Zen]] under [[Takuan Soho|Takuan Sôhô]] and others.

 

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