Yoshiaki Omura

Japanese: 大村喜前 - おおむらよしあき

1569-1616 Azuchi-Toyotomi - A daimyo in the early Edo period.
Born in 1669. Son of Omura Sumitada. Followed Toyotomi Hideyoshi in his attack on the Shimazu clan. In 1582, he became the first head of the Omura clan to rule Hizen Omura Domain (Nagasaki Prefecture). He was awarded 21,400 koku. He participated in the Korean expedition and sided with the Eastern Army in the Battle of Sekigahara. He was a Christian but apostatized. In 1609, he carried out the Goichimon-purge, which expelled branch families, and attempted to establish his own power. He died on August 8, 1620. He was 48 years old. His original name was Kizumi. He was commonly known as Shinpachiro.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1569－1616　織豊-江戸時代前期の大名。
永禄(えいろく)12年生まれ。大村純忠(すみただ)の子。豊臣秀吉の島津攻めにしたがう。天正(てんしょう)15年肥前大村藩(長崎県)藩主大村家初代となる。2万1400石。朝鮮出兵に従軍,関ケ原の戦いでは東軍に味方する。キリシタンだったが棄教。慶長12年庶家一門を追放した御一門払いを断行して権力の確立をはかった。元和(げんな)2年8月8日死去。48歳。初名は喜純。通称は新八郎。

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