Kyōgoku Takatsugu
Kyōgoku Takatsugu | |
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| Head of Kyōgoku clan | |
| In office 1581–1609 | |
| Preceded by | Kyōgoku Takayoshi |
| Succeeded by | Kyōgoku Tadataka |
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| Born | Koboshi 1560 |
| Died | June 4, 1609 (aged 48–49) |
| Spouse | Ohatsu |
| Children | Kyōgoku Tadataka |
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| Allegiance |  Oda clan Toyotomi clan Eastern Army Tokugawa shogunate |
| Rank | Daimyo |
| Unit |  Kyōgoku clan |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Ōtsu (1600) |
Kyōgoku Takatsugu (京極 高次, 1560 – June 4, 1609) was a
Biography
His childhood name was Koboshi (小法師). Takatsugu is recognized as the founder of the modern Kyōgoku clan. His forebears had been powerful since the 13th century,[2] but their fortunes had waned after the Ōnin War.[3] Takatsugu is credited with restoring his family's lost prominence and position.
Takatsugu allied himself with
In 1600, he sided with the Tokugawa. On the same day as the Battle of Sekigahara, failed in his efforts at the Siege of Ōtsu, but Tokugawa Ieyasu's victory at Sekigahara marginalized the consequences of that loss.[4] In that same year, Takatsugu was rewarded with the fief of Obama (92,000 koku) in Wakasa Province.[1]
Under the
Family
- Father: Kyōgoku Takayoshi
- Mother: Kyōgoku Maria
- Wife: Ohatsu
- Sister: Kyōgoku Tatsuko
- Concubine:
- Yamada-dono
- Ogura
- Sons:
- Kyōgoku Tadataka by Yamada-dono
- Atage Takamasa by Ogura
Genealogy
The tozama Kyōgoku claimed descent from Emperor Uda (868–897) by his grandson Minamoto no Masanobu (920–993).[5] They represent a branch of the Sasaki clan who were adopted by the Seiwa Genji.[3]
His sister, Kyōgoku Tatsuko, also known as Matsu no maru-dono, was one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's concubine.
Takatsugu's father was Kyōgoku Takayoshi, and his mother was Azai Nagamasa's sister Maria. Takatsugu married Ohatsu, the second of three daughters of his uncle. Ohatsu's mother, Oichi, was the younger sister of Oda Nobunaga. Takatsugu became a close relative by marrying Nobunaga's niece.[6]
The older sister of Takatsugu's wife, Yodo-dono, was the concubine of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and mother of Toyotomi Hideyori. Takatsugu's sister and Yodo-dono's cousin, Kyōgoku Tatsuko, also became Hideyoshi's concubine. In marriage, Takatsugu became a brother-in-law of Hideyoshi.[6]
The younger sister of Takatsugu's wife,
After Takatsugu's death in 1609, Ohatsu became a Buddhist nun, taking the name Jōkō-in (常高院).[7] With connections to both the Toyotomi and the Tokugawa, the Ohatsu had long served as a liaison between the rivals. She continued in this role until 1615 when the Tokugawa eliminated the Toyotomi.
In 1658, Takakazu was transferred to
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Papinot, Edmond. (2003). Nobiliare du Japon, pp. 27–28.
- ^ a b Appert, Georges. (1888). Ancien Japon, p. 75.
- ^ a b Iwao, Seiichi. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon, p. 1704.
- ^ Bryant, Arthur J. (1995). Sekigahara 1600: the final struggle for power, pp. 44–47.
- ^ Plutschow, Herbert. (1995). "Japan's Name Culture: The Significance of Names in a Religious, Political and Social Context, pp. 133–134.
- ^ a b c "The silk coloured portrait of wife of Takatsugu Kyogoku," Archived 2011-05-06 at the Wayback Machine Digital Cultural Properties of Wakasa Obama; Ochinokata Archived 2012-09-08 at archive.today, Gifu prefecture website.
- ^ Ito, Eishiro. Nozen-zan Joko-ji temple, Atelier Atui website (Iwate Prefectural University).
References
- Appert, Georges and H. Kinoshita. (1888). Ancien Japon. Tokyo: Imprimerie Kokubunsha.
- Bryant, Arthur J. (1995). Sekigahara 1600: the final struggle for power. Oxford: ISBN 978-1-85532-395-7
- Papinot, Edmond. (1906) Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. Nobiliaire du japon (abridged version of 1906 text).
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