Asayama Nichijō
Asayama Nichijō
Confidant monk of Oda Nobunaga
?-1577 · 享年 60歳
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A Lotus-school monk. He served Nobunaga as a diplomatic agent in negotiations with the Mōri, the imperial court, and foreign missionaries. The episode in which he was bested by the Jesuit Frois in a debate before the emperor is famously recorded.
Personality
A scheming monk-diplomat.
Historical Significance
Archetype of Sengoku-era clerical diplomacy.
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