1. Konishi Yukinaga was a Japanese daimyo who served under Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
32 Facts About Konishi Yukinaga
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Konishi Yukinaga was the second son of a wealthy Sakai merchant, Konishi Ryusa.
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Konishi Yukinaga was later adopted by an Okayama merchant called Totoya Kuroemon.
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Konishi Yukinaga brought his fleets to join the flood attack during Siege of Takamatsu and Siege of Ota Castle.
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Konishi Yukinaga commanded a navy during Invasion of Shikoku and Invasion of Kyushu.
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Konishi Yukinaga was against invading other countries, but he participated in a delegation to the Spanish Philippines to offer help in a possible joint invasion of China, and later ended up leading the initial forces under Toyotomi Hideyoshi to invade Korea in the Seven-Year War.
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Konishi Yukinaga beat Kato Kiyomasa in the race to Seoul.
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Konishi Yukinaga sent his brother, Yoshichiro, to persuade Hideyoshi to abandon the Ming conquest and settled with 5 provinces of Joseon through diplomacy.
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However, Konishi Yukinaga got scammed by his negotiation partner, Shen Weijing, who demanded 50 days truce.
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Not long after, due to a logistics crisis on both sides, Ming dynasty and Japan agreed to negotiate with Konishi Yukinaga leading the negotiation process.
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When he found out Ming dynasty ignored the 3 demands and was only willing to grant Hideyoshi an investiture, Konishi Yukinaga, who was unwilling to give up the peace treaties, made Hideyoshi go through the investiture ceremony without him knowing that his 3 demands were not granted by the emperor.
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Konishi Yukinaga soon recovered and again tried to persuade Korea to send a prince to prevent the war from being restarted.
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Konishi Yukinaga told the Korean side of Japan's mobilization plan.
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Konishi Yukinaga told the Korean side Kato Kiyomasa's landing spot, asking the Korean navy to attack Kiyomasa.
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Konishi Yukinaga acted as the vanguard of the Japanese Left Army during the Siege of Namwon.
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Konishi Yukinaga defended Suncheon Castle, and repelled Ming and Joseon allied forces.
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When Mitsunari was put under house arrest, Konishi Yukinaga wanted to accompany him, but Mitsunari refused.
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Konishi Yukinaga even suggested that Yukinaga's heir marry his granddaughter.
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Konishi Yukinaga said he was willing to marry his son to Ieyasu's granddaughter if Ieyasu stopped undermining Hideyori's authority.
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Later on, Konishi Yukinaga worked under Ieyasu to restore the diplomatic relations with Korea.
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Konishi Yukinaga brought 2000 troops to join Ishida Mitsunari's side during the Battle of Sekigahara and left the rest of his troops in Uto.
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Konishi Yukinaga fought bravely but was ultimately defeated due to the betrayal of various daimyo.
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Konishi Yukinaga fled to Mount Ibuki, but knowing he could not escape, he told a farmer to sell him to Tokugawa.
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Konishi Yukinaga said he would not commit seppuku because he was a Christian.
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Kuroda Nagamasa wanted to plead an amnesty for him, but Konishi Yukinaga said there was no need for that.
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Konishi Yukinaga only asked to meet a priest for his last confession.
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Konishi Yukinaga was beheaded together with Ishida Mitsunari and Ankokuji Ekei.
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Konishi Yukinaga's forces were outnumbered and out-armed, so the result was generally to be expected.
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Konishi Yukinaga was praised by Oda Nobunaga for defending the Oda territory in Seto Inland Sea from the Mori navy, which was noticeably unusual as Nobunaga normally did not pay attention to Hideyoshi's proteges.
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Konishi Yukinaga is one of the few samurai who have more appearances in Korean pop culture than in Japanese pop culture.
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Konishi Yukinaga often appeared as a major villain in Korean dramas.
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Endo's Konishi Yukinaga was, in fact, a person who endured a heavy cross without abandoning it even if he had to crawl on the dirt and he did it without expecting anything in return.