Ichijo Kanesada

Japanese: 一条兼定 - いちじょう・かねさだ

Year of death: July 1, 1585 (July 27, 1585)
Year of birth: Tenbun 12 (1543)
A military commander in the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods. His father was Ichijo Fusamoto and his mother was the daughter of Otomo Yoshiaki. He was born into the Tosa Ichijo clan and adopted by Ichijo Fusumichi in Kyoto. In 1551, he was ennobled and celebrated his coming of age. The following year, he was promoted to the rank of Junior Third Rank. His base was Nakamura Castle in Hata County, Tosa Province (Kochi Prefecture), and he controlled the same county, Takaoka County, and Uwa County in Iyo Province (Ehime Prefecture). However, his castles were taken by Chosokabe Motochika, and in 1573, he became a provisional Chunagon (councilor of state) and soon after became a monk. His son Naizasa took over as head of the family, but Motochika held the actual control of the area. In 1576, Kanesada traveled to Bungo Province (Oita Prefecture) relying on his second wife's father, Otomo Sorin, and was influenced by Christianity by Cabral, the head of the Jesuit mission in Japan. The following year, he was baptized by Cabral's disciple Bautista. His spiritual name was Don Paulo. Afterwards, he returned to Tosa and fought against Motochika's forces at Watarigawa (Shimanto River) with his former retainers, but was defeated and retired to Toshima in Uwajima, Iyo Province. He was seriously injured by a close attendant, Irie, who had been bribed by Motochika, and died of illness in the 13th year of the same year. His grave is in Toshima.

(Masako Ito)

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Japanese:

没年：天正13.7.1(1585.7.27)
生年：天文12(1543)
戦国・安土桃山時代の武将。父は一条房基,母は大友義鑑の娘。土佐一条家に生まれ,京都の一条房通の猶子となって天文20(1551)年叙爵,元服し,翌年従三位となる。土佐国(高知県)幡多郡中村城に本拠をおき,同郡,高岡郡と伊予国(愛媛県)宇和郡を支配下におくが,長宗我部元親に諸城を奪われ,天正1(1573)年に権中納言となってまもなく出家した。家督は子内政が継いだが,実質的な支配権は元親が握った。同2年,兼定は後妻の父大友宗麟を頼って豊後国(大分県)に渡り,イエズス会日本布教長カブラルによってキリスト教に感化され,翌年その弟子バウチスタから洗礼を受けた。霊名をドン・パウロという。その後,土佐に帰国し,渡川(四万十川)で旧臣と共に元親軍と合戦したが敗れ,伊予国宇和島の戸島に隠居。元親に買収された近習の入江某に切られて重傷を負い,同13年に病没した。墓は戸島にある。<参考文献>『中村市史』

(伊東正子)

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