Konishi Yukikage

Konishi Yukikage (小西 行景, 1561 - 1600), also known as Konishi Hayato, was a Japanese samurai of the late Sengoku period. He was the younger brother of the Christian daimyo, Konishi Yukinaga.

In this Japanese name, the surname is Konishi.
Konishi Yukikage
Konishi Yukikage
Native name
小西行景
Other name(s)Konishi Hayato,
Konishi Nagamoto,
Born1561
Died1600
Buried
Zenjoji Temple ( Chuo Ward , Kumamoto City , Kumamoto Prefecture )
AllegianceKonishi clan
RankCastellan
Battles/warsKorean campaign
Siege of Udo
RelationsKonishi Yukinaga (brother)

He fought bravely against Kato Kiyomasa in the Siege of Udo, killing Kato's senior retainer. After he found out the western army had been defeated, he decided to surrender. He committed seppuku in exchange for assurances that all his vassals would be spared and hired with the same salary.[1]

Yukikage was buried in Zenjoji Temple, Kumamoto, by Nanjo Motokiyo. His grave is marked with a small uninscribed stone surrounded by the gravestones of Konishi vassals as if they are protecting it. It is said that Konishi Yukinaga's remains had been moved from Kyoto to be buried with his brother.[2]

References
  1. "宮地郷土史読本 - 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  2. "その他の墓". zenjouji01.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
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