Ankokuji Ekei | |
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 Ankokuji Ekei and Toyotomi Hideyoshi | |
| Native name | 安国寺 恵瓊 |
| Born | 1539 (1539) Aki Province |
| Died | November 6, 1600 (aged 60–61) Kyoto |
| Allegiance | .svg) Mori clan Toyotomi clan Western Army |
| Battles / wars | Siege of Takamatsu Invasion of Shikoku Kyushu Campaign Siege of Shimoda Korean Campaign Battle of Sekigahara |
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Ankokuji Ekei (安国寺 恵瓊, 1539 – November 6, 1600) was a military monk and descendant of theTakeda clan of Aki province. He served theMōri clan and later theToyotomi clan.
Although it is certain that he was from the Aki Takeda clan, there are various theories about his birth year and father, and the former is said to have been in 1537 or 1539. There are two theories about the father: one says thatTakeda Nobushige († 1541) was his father, and the other says thatTakeda Shigekiyo († 1541), the father of Nobushige, was his father. In 1541, when the Aki Takeda were destroyed byMori Motonari, he was taken away by faithfulvassals and put in a safe place in Ankokuji Temple in Aki Province. He became aRinzaiBuddhistmonk, and a diplomat ofMōri clan.
In 1582, during theSiege of Takamatsu, Mori sent Ekei toKuroda Kanbei, offering peace negotiations withHideyoshi.
In 1585, he was praised byToyotomi Hideyoshi for his negotiation when the Mori clan formally served Hideyoshi, and become a close adviser of Hideyoshi. He was given afiefdom of 23,000koku inIyo Province as a reward after theinvasion of Shikoku (1585).
In 1587, after he took part of theKyushu Campaign, his holdings were expanded to 60,000 koku.
In 1590, he participated in theOdawara Campaign atsiege of Shimoda.[1]
In 1592, he participated in theImjin War, and lost the Battle of Uiryong toGwak Jae-u.[2]
In 1600, at theBattle of Sekigahara, he fought againstTokugawa Ieyasu. He was later taken prisoner and condemned to death inKyoto, along withIshida Mitsunari andKonishi Yukinaga.[3]
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