Akashi Sweeping Department - Akashi Kamon

Japanese: 明石掃部 - あかしかもん

?-? Azuchi-Toyotomi - A military commander in the early Edo period.
He served Ukita Hideie, and was defeated in the Battle of Sekigahara on the side of the Western Army, and lived in Akizuki, Chikuzen (Fukuoka Prefecture). During the Siege of Osaka, he accepted an invitation from Toyotomi Hideyori, and played an active role alongside Sanada Yukimura and others, but some say he died when Osaka Castle fell in 1615, while others say he fled and died of an illness in 1616. His real name was Morishige. His pen names were Zento and Zensho. His baptismal name was Joan.

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

Japanese:

?－?　織豊-江戸時代前期の武将。
宇喜多秀家につかえ,関ケ原の戦いで西軍に属して敗れ筑前(ちくぜん)(福岡県)秋月にすんだ。大坂の陣では豊臣秀頼の招きに応じ,真田幸村(さなだ-ゆきむら)らと活躍したが,慶長20年(1615)大坂落城の際に死んだとも,逃亡して元和(げんな)4年に病死したともいう。名は守重。号は全登,全薑。洗礼名はジョアン。

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