About Hiraiwa Chikayoshi
Lived 1542 – 1612 (aged 69–70). Hiraiwa Chikayoshi was a Japanese samurai.
was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period. He ruled the Inuyama Domain. According to legend, he was involved in a 1611 plot by Tokugawa Ieyasu to assassinate Toyotomi Hideyori, son and intended successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, through use of a poisoned manjū. Though the story has been historically discounted, it remains immortalized in a kabuki play.
In 1576, he assassinated Mizuno Nobumoto on the order of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who in turn instructed the assassination on the base that Nobumoto was conspiring with the enemies.
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Who was Hiraiwa Chikayoshi?
daimyo
When was Hiraiwa Chikayoshi born?
Hiraiwa Chikayoshi was born in 1542 in Mikawa Province.
When did Hiraiwa Chikayoshi die?
Hiraiwa Chikayoshi died on 1 February 1612.
What was Hiraiwa Chikayoshi's occupation?
Hiraiwa Chikayoshi was a samurai.
What nationality was Hiraiwa Chikayoshi?
Hiraiwa Chikayoshi was Japanese.
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