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Toyotomi · Miyabe

Miyabe Keijun

An unusual commander who rose from a warrior monk of Mount Hiei, served the Azai and then Hashiba Hideyoshi. He distinguished himself in the western campaign and was entrusted with Tottori Castle in Inaba. In the Kyushu campaign of Tenshō 15 he served in Toyotomi Hidenaga's Hyūga army and was given charge of the key fort at Nejirozaka. Against the night attack in which Shimazu Yoshihiro and Iehisa specialised he did not yield a step, pouring in volley after volley, and decided the Toyotomi victory and the Shimazu surrender. He shaved his head and took the title Hōin.

Rank / office
Hōin
Domain / base
Tottori, Inaba
Side
Toyotomi
Lived
1528–1599 (aged 72)

Life

  1. Tenshō 9 Lord of Tottori Castle Entrusted with Tottori Castle in Inaba for his services in the western campaign.
  2. Tenshō 15 Holding Nejirozaka Held his fort against the Shimazu night attack and decided the pacification of Kyushu.
  3. Keichō 4 Death Died as one of the elders of the Toyotomi regime.

Battles in this archive1 battles

  1. Battle of Nejirozaka 17th day of the 4th month, Tenshō 15 Nejirozaka, Koyu District, Hyūga Province The old commander entrusted with the fort at Nejirozaka. He did not yield a step to the furious Shimazu night attack, poured in volley after volley and held the palisade. This stand decided the battle. 3,000 troops Watch ▸

Related sites

  • Tottori Castle ruins (Tottori)