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| Ankokuji Ekei | |
| Born: | Unknown |
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| Place of Birth: | Unknown |
| Died: | 1600 |
| Cause of Death: | Execution |
| Place of Death: | Unknown |
| Style name: | 安国寺 恵瓊 |
| Served: | Mōri Toyotomi |
| Participation(s): | Siege of Odawara Castle (1590) - Siege of Shimoda Battle of Sekigahara |
Ankokuji Ekei (安国寺 恵瓊), was originally a Buddhist monk and served Mōri clan and later the Toyotomi clan.
Biography[]
During his service to the Mōri clan, Ankokuji Ekei acted as a diplomat, mediating between Oda Nobunaga and the Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshiaki after Yoshiaki had been expelled from Kyōto.[1] He also acted as a mediator between Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Mōri Terumoto.[2]
In 1590, during the Toyotomi's campaign of Odawara castle, Ankokuji Ekei would serve under the Toyotomi banner. The combined forces of Ankokuji Ekei, Chōsokabe Motochika, Kuki Yoshitaka and Katō Yoshiaki, commanded a fleet of 14,000 troops during the Siege of Shimoda. [3]
In 1600, Ankokuji Ekei fought for the Western Army at the Battle of Sekigahara and was afterwards beheaded.[4]