Ankokuji Ekei
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'''Ankokuji Ekei''' (安國寺惠瓊) ([[1539]] - [[1600]]) was a [[daimyo]] of [[Aki Province]] in [[Japan]], as well as a [[Rinzai]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[monk]] following the [[Azuchi-Momoyama period]] of the 16th century. He went with [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] on his invasion of [[Korea]], was named [[abbot]] of [[Tofuku-ji]] in [[Kyoto Prefecture]], and was given a [[fiefdom]] of 60,000 [[koku]] in [[Iyo Province]]. When he fought against [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] (1600), he was taken prisoner and later [[Decapitation|decapitated]] in [[Kyoto, Kyoto|Kyoto]], along with [[Mitsunari Ishida]] and [[Konishi Yukinaga]].
Ekei also served under [[Mori Motonari]], being one of his favorite retainers, always calling him by the name of "little monk". Also known to be a master of tea, and the head priest of the [[Ankoku-ji]].
==Popular culture==
Ekei appears in [[Onimusha 2]] as a monk who enjoys liquor and women. It's explained in the game that his wife and daughter were burned alive when soldiers ignited the building they were in, leaving Ekei in despair with one wish: To put an end to things such as soldiers and wars by becoming a daimyo, and he's willing to do anything to make that wish come true... Even allying with [[Nobunaga Oda]], the game's main antagonist.
==See also==
*[[Buddhism in Japan]]
*[[List of Rinzai Buddhists]]
[[Category:1539 births]]
[[Category:1600 deaths]]
[[Category:Daimyo]]
[[Category:Japanese Buddhist monks]]
[[Category:People from Aki Province]]
[[Category:People executed by decapitation]]
[[category:Rinzai Buddhists]]
[[Category:Japanese Zen Buddhists]]
[[Category:16th century executions by Japan]]
[[Category:Executed Japanese people]]
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