Maeda Gen'i

Maeda Gen'i (前田 玄以, 1539 – July 9, 1602) was a Buddhist priest from Mt. Hiei, and later one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Go-Bugyō (Five Elders). He entered the service of Oda Nobunaga sometime before 1570.

In this Japanese name, the surname is Maeda.
Maeda Gen'i

Gen'i was appointed to be a deputy over Kyoto in 1582. After the death of Oda Nobunaga that same year, Gen'i went on to serve under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. At Takamai Domain in Tanba Province, Gen'i received a 50,000-koku fief.

Ten years later, he was to lay the ground work for the Fushimi Castle. In 1595, Gen'i was named among the "Five Commissioners" by Hideyoshi. As a member of this council, Gen'i was "concerned with national affairs and subordinate only to Hideyoshi".[1] In addition to managing a great deal of other affairs, Maeda also oversaw the reception of the likes of the Emperor and representatives of the Jesuits to Hideyoshi's Jurakudai palace.

References
  1. Berry, Mary Elizabeth. Hideyoshi. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1982, p. 139
  • Sansom, George (1961). A History of Japan: 1334–1615. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
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