Takatomo Kyogoku

Japanese: 京極高知 - きょうごく・たかとも

Year of death: 12 August 1622 (17 September 1622)
Year of birth: 1572
A feudal lord in the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods. Takayoshi's second son, and Takatsugu's younger brother. In 1591, Toyotomi Hideyoshi granted him 5,000 koku of land in Gamo County, Omi Province (Shiga Prefecture). He subsequently became the lord of Iida Castle in Shinano Province (Nagano Prefecture), and after Hideyoshi's death, he allied with Tokugawa Ieyasu. For his achievements in the Battle of Sekigahara, he was granted 120,000 koku of land in Tango Province (Kyoto Prefecture), and later became the lord of Miyazu Castle. Together with his brother Takatsugu, he worked hard to restore the Kyogoku clan, and became the ancestor of the Kyogoku clan of Miyazu Domain. His mother Maria (Azai clan) was a devout Christian, and Kochi was particularly influenced by her and had a devout faith.

(Hideo Uno)

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Japanese:

没年：元和8.8.12(1622.9.17)
生年：元亀3(1572)
安土桃山・江戸時代前期の大名。高吉の第2子,高次の弟。天正19(1591)年に近江国(滋賀県)蒲生郡内に5000石を豊臣秀吉から与えられる。以降,信濃国(長野県)飯田城主となり,秀吉の死後は徳川家康にくみした。関ケ原の戦の功により丹後国(京都府)12万石を与えられ,のちに宮津城主となる。兄高次と共に京極家再興に尽力し,宮津藩京極家の祖となった。なお母マリア(浅井氏)は熱心なキリシタンで,高知は特にその影響を受け,信仰が篤かった。

(宇野日出生)

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