Tsutsui Junshō

Tsutsui Junshō
筒井 順昭
Head of Tsutsui clan
Preceded byTsutsui Junkō
Succeeded byTsutsui Junkei
Personal details
BornMarch 2, 1523
DiedAugust 2, 1550
ChildrenTsutsui Junkei
Military service
CommandsKōriyama Castle

Tsutsui Junshō (筒井 順昭, March 2, 1523 – August 2, 1550) was a warlord of the Japanese province of Yamato during the Sengoku period of the 16th century.[1][2][3] Junshō was the son of Tsutsui Junkō. In the Sengoku Period, Junshō ascended to the position of daimyō over the province of Yamato.

Junshō's death was kept secret for three years. A blind monk from Nara named Mokuami, whose physical appearance resembled Junshō, was used as a stand-in to conceal his death. Junshō's son Tsutsui Junkei took his father's position after he grew up and Mokuami was sent back to Nara as an ordinary priest.

References

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  1. ^ Moerman, D. Max (2021-12-31). The Japanese Buddhist World Map: Religious Vision and the Cartographic Imagination. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-9005-6.
  2. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (2015-03-01). "The Ninja: An Invented Tradition?". Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective. 9 (1). ISSN 1930-3009.
  3. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (2017-11-30). Ninja: Unmasking the Myth. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4738-5043-9.