was the second lord of the

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. He is the grandson of Ōmura Sumitada.

Lifetime

In (CE 1592), as the eldest son of Ōmura Kizen, a daimyo (later the first lord of the Omura domain) under the Toyotomi regime, Born in Miki. From an early age, he conducted joint politics with his father, and in

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, with the permission of Tokugawa Ieyasu, he entered into the ''Gogo'' in order to secure financial resources and strengthen the power of the feudal lord. They are forcibly confiscating a clan's territory, which is known as ''Ichimon-bari.'' In November (CE

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), he participated in the Osaka Winter Siege on the Tokugawa side, and served as a guard at

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. Ta. The following year, July (

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, from the end of April, he led military ships in the Osaka summer camp. I headed to

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. On May 1, they advanced to Suo Province, Kaminoseki, currently

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, Kumage District, Kaminoseki),

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fell on May 8, and Suneyori was unable to make it in time. He continued on to

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and had an audience with the second shogun

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. In the spring of 1615, due to his father's illness, he was given the headship of the family. His father died the following year, 1616. It is speculated that confusion in this area may have been the reason for the delay in the advance to Osaka mentioned above. After the war, he pursued and captured the remaining members of the Toyotomi clan who had escaped from Osaka Castle. Just like his father, he cracks down on

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and oppresses them. In September 1614, before the invasion of Osaka, he was ordered by the shogunate to destroy the church in Nagasaki along with the neighboring clans of Nabeshima, Terasawa, Arima, and Matsuura. Around (CE

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of the

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and João Batista Machado of the

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, had four foreigners

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beheaded: Pedro Asumpción of the

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and Hernando de Araya of the

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. On the other hand, historical documents from the missionary side say that his aunt Shōtō-in was actively involved in missionary activities. In September 1619, he received an order from the shogunate to repair the stone walls of Osaka Castle, which had become Tokugawa territory, but immediately after, on November 13, Kushima Castle ] and died suddenly, at the age of 28. He was buried at Banzai Yamahonkyo-ji Temple, a family temple built by his father. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Ōmura Suminobu, Suminobu. Due to his sudden death, it is said that he was poisoned by a

who, like his father, hated the oppression of Christians.

Genealogy

Parents * Ōmura Kizen (father) * Daughter (mother) of Yoshizumi Arima Official wife: * Adopted daughter of Ōmura Yorinao - retainer Kusumotoemon'sYorinao's son-in-law, Masanao, is Kusumotoemon's eldest son. daughter Children: * Ōmura Sumonobu (eldest son) birth mother is legal wife

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Omura Sumiyori 1590s births 1619 deaths