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Ankokuji Ekei

Military monk and diplomat of the Mōri clan (1539–1600)

Field	Value
name	Ankokuji Ekei
native_name	安国寺恵瓊
birth_date
death_date	November 6,
birth_place	Aki Province
death_place	Kyoto
image	Hideyoshi_no_risshi.jpg
caption	Ankokuji Ekei and Toyotomi Hideyoshi
allegiance	[[File:Alex K Hiroshima Mori (color).svg	15px]] Mori clan
[[File:Goshichi no kiri inverted.svg	15px]] Toyotomi clan
[[File:大一大万大吉.svg	15px]] Western Army
battles	Siege of Takamatsu
Invasion of Shikoku
Kyushu Campaign
Siege of Shimoda
Korean Campaign
Battle of Sekigahara

Invasion of Shikoku Kyushu Campaign Siege of Shimoda Korean Campaign Battle of Sekigahara Ankokuji Ekei was a military monk and descendant of the Takeda clan of Aki province. He served the Mōri clan and later the Toyotomi clan.

Biography

Traditionally, he was believed to be de ascended from the Aki branch of Takeda clan.Kuwata Tadachika, {{Cite book |trans-title= New Edition: Biographies of Japanese Warriors 6: The Man Who Unified the Realm |orig-date = 1965 There are two theories about the father: one says that Takeda Nobushige († 1541) was his father, and the other says that Takeda Shigekiyo († 1541), the father of Nobushige, was his father. In 1541, when the Aki Takeda were destroyed by Mori Motonari, he was taken away by faithful vassals and put in a safe place in Ankokuji Temple in Aki Province. He became a Rinzai Buddhist monk, and a diplomat of Mōri clan.

In 1582, during the Siege of Takamatsu, Mori sent Ekei to Kuroda Kanbei, offering peace negotiations with Hideyoshi.

In 1585, he was praised by Toyotomi Hideyoshi for his negotiation when the Mori clan formally served Hideyoshi, and become a close adviser of Hideyoshi. He was given a fiefdom of 23,000 koku in Iyo Province as a reward after the invasion of Shikoku (1585).

In 1587, after he took part of the Kyushu Campaign, his holdings were expanded to 60,000 koku.

In 1590, he participated in the Odawara Campaign at siege of Shimoda.

In 1592, he participated in the Imjin War, and lost the Battle of Uiryong to Gwak Jae-u.

In 1600, at the Battle of Sekigahara, he fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was later taken prisoner and condemned to death in Kyoto, along with Ishida Mitsunari and Konishi Yukinaga.

Ankokuji Ekei Banner and Battle Standard

References

(1998). "The Samurai Sourcebook". Cassell & Co.
Turnbull, Stephen: ''Samurai Invasion. Japan's Korean War 1592–98'' (London, 2002), Cassell & Co {{ISBN. 0-304-35948-3, p. 113
Turnbull, Steven: ''The Samurai: a Military History'' (London, 1977), Osprey Publishing London, p. 245-246

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