Editing Database: Hosokawa Fujitaka

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Hosokawa Fujitaka was both a daimyo and a distinguished general, as well as a master of tea and a renowned poet. Adopted at the age of seven into the prestigious Hosokawa family, he initially served the last Ashikaga shoguns before becoming a vassal of Oda Nobunaga in 1573. His son, Tadaoki, married the woman later known as Gracia, the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide. Following the Honnôiji Incident in 1582, where Nobunaga met his demise, Fujitaka refused to join Mitsuhide, shaved his head, and adopted the religious name Yûsai, by which he is often known. Subsequently, he served Hideyoshi and frequently fought alongside him. In 1600, he defied the western army forces besieging his castle in Tanabe, Tango province, thereby not directly participating in the Battle of Sekigahara but aiding Tokugawa Ieyasu's victory by holding the enemy forces at bay around his besieged castle.

Yûsai then retired from political and military life, dedicating himself entirely to the practice. of tea and waka poetry. It is said that he played a significant role in establishing the regulations and etiquette of ceremonies at the new shogun's court.
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