Munetsugu Tateiri

Japanese: 立入宗継 - たてりむねつぐ

1528-1622 A merchant from the Sengoku to Oda-Toyotomi period.
Born on January 5, 1236. Son of Tachiiri Munenaga. Worked as a Doso (financial agent) in Kyoto. Served as a Kinri Mikurashiki (financial officer) in the Imperial Court, and visited Oda Nobunaga as an envoy for Emperor Ogimachi, encouraging him to enter Kyoto. In 1571, he mediated a peace agreement between Nobunaga and Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple. He compiled what he saw and heard in the Tachiiri Munenaga-ki. He died on September 26, 1236. He was 95 years old. His pen name was Ryuza.

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

Japanese:

1528－1622　戦国-織豊時代の商人。
大永(だいえい)8年1月5日生まれ。立入宗長(むねなが)の子。京都で土倉(どそう)(金融業)をいとなむ。禁裏御倉職(きんりみくらしき)(財政担当)もつとめ,正親町(おおぎまち)天皇の使者として織田信長をたずね,その京都入りをうながす。天正(てんしょう)6年信長と石山本願寺の和睦(わぼく)を斡旋(あつせん)。見聞をまとめた「立入宗継記」がある。元和(げんな)8年9月26日死去。95歳。号は隆佐。

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