Toyotomi forcesAkashi
Akashi Takenori
明石全登
“The Christian Commander”
dates unknown
- Rank / office
- Kamon-no-suke
- Domain / base
- Bizen → Osaka
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Later imagined depiction · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
A devout Christian commander and senior retainer of Ukita Hideie. After the fall of his lords at Sekigahara he entered Osaka Castle on the Toyotomi side and is said to have led a Christian unit. In the Summer Campaign he took part in the assault on Ieyasu's headquarters, was defeated, and after leaving the field was never heard of again. Legends of his survival sprang up in many places, and his end remains a mystery to this day.
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- 1600Keichō 5
Sekigahara
Followed the Western Army as a commander of the Ukita contingent, and became a masterless samurai after the defeat.
- 1615Keichō 20
Summer Siege of Osaka
Fought hard for the Toyotomi, was defeated and disappeared after the battle.
Siege of Osaka (Summer Campaign) 300 troops Watch in 3D › A Christian commander. He gambled on a detached raid against the flank of Ieyasu's headquarters and vanished in the melee.
