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	\|affiliates= {{Wiki\|Hosokawa clan}}<br>[[Oda clan]] {{c\|1573 – 1582}}<br>{{Wiki\|Toyotomi clan}} {{c\|1582 – 1598}}		\|affiliates= {{Wiki\|Hosokawa clan}}<br>[[Oda clan]] {{c\|1573 – 1582}}<br>{{Wiki\|Toyotomi clan}} {{c\|1582 – 1598}}
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	===Later life and death===		===Later life and death===
	After serving with Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki,<ref name="Wiki"/> Fujitaka later took Buddhist vows and became known as Yūsai. He served under Hideyoshi until his death in 1598. On 19 August 1600,<ref>{{WP\|Battle of Sekigahara}}</ref> Fujitaka defended his {{Wiki\|Tanabe Castle\|castle}} from {{Wiki\|Siege of Tanabe\|siege}} by a detachment of [[Ishida Mitsunari]]'s Western army under {{Wiki\|Ikoma Chikamasa}}; his preoccupying of 15,000 [[soldier]]s<ref>{{WP\|Siege of Tanabe}}</ref> indirectly led to Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern army winning the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. He ultimately retired to a life of mastering the {{Wiki\|Japanese tea ceremony\|tea ceremony}} and ''{{Wiki\|Waka (poetry)\|waka}}'' poetry, which played a vital part in establishing the etiquette and rules for the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].<ref name="Database"/> He died on 6 October 1610 in Kyoto at the age of 76.<ref name="Wiki"/>		After serving with Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki,<ref name="Wiki"/> Fujitaka later took Buddhist vows and became known as Yūsai. He served under Hideyoshi until his death in 1598. On 19 August 1600,<ref>{{WP\|Battle of Sekigahara}}</ref> Fujitaka defended his {{Wiki\|Tanabe Castle (Tango)\|castle}} from {{Wiki\|Siege of Tanabe\|siege}} by a detachment of [[Ishida Mitsunari]]'s Western army under {{Wiki\|Ikoma Chikamasa}}; his preoccupying of 15,000 [[soldier]]s<ref>{{WP\|Siege of Tanabe}}</ref> indirectly led to Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern army winning the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. He ultimately retired to a life of mastering the {{Wiki\|Japanese tea ceremony\|tea ceremony}} and ''{{Wiki\|Waka (poetry)\|waka}}'' poetry, which played a vital part in establishing the etiquette and rules for the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].<ref name="Database"/> He died on 6 October 1610 in Kyoto at the age of 76.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	===The smuggling ring===		===The smuggling ring===
	In 1582, after Nobunaga's death at [[Honnō-ji]],<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> Fujitaka considered his options on whether to support Mitsuhide or Hideyoshi. Meanwhile, he had trouble dealing with his finances regarding his [[silver]] intake and tasked his second-in-command [[Yoshisada (samurai)\|Yoshisada]] with managing them. However, unbeknownst to Fujitaka, Yoshisada took advantage of his finances and began a silver-[[smuggling]] operation. With the help of [[Akechi clan]] [[soldier]]s and [[Portuguese Empire\|Portuguese]] traders, Yoshisada stole silver and used it to buy ''[[Arquebus\|teppō]]'' firearms, which he then resold to [[bandit]]s at a higher price.<ref name="Silver Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[~~The~~ Silver Smugglers]]</ref>		In 1582, after Nobunaga's death at [[Honnō-ji]],<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> Fujitaka considered his options on whether to support Mitsuhide or Hideyoshi. Meanwhile, he had trouble dealing with his finances regarding his [[silver]] intake and tasked his second-in-command [[Yoshisada (samurai)\|Yoshisada]] with managing them. However, unbeknownst to Fujitaka, Yoshisada took advantage of his finances and began a silver-[[smuggling]] operation. With the help of [[Akechi clan]] [[soldier]]s and [[Portuguese Empire\|Portuguese]] traders, Yoshisada stole silver and used it to buy ''[[Arquebus\|teppō]]'' firearms, which he then resold to [[bandit]]s at a higher price.<ref name="Silver Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Silver Smugglers]]</ref>

	Upon discovering the smuggling operation, Fujitaka, unaware of Yoshisade's involvement, enlisted his help to investigate it. This led Yoshisade to frame Mai and her fellow cohorts as the sole perpetrators. When the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] arrived at [[Sukyo-ji Temple]] and met Fujitaka, he asked them to help him investigate and dismantle the operation altogether. After Naoe and Yasuke assassinated all the conspirators, they learned that Yoshisada was in fact the enterprise's mastermind. They reported back to Fujitaka with their findings, but he demanded proof of Yoshisada's guilt.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>		Upon discovering the smuggling operation, Fujitaka, unaware of Yoshisade's involvement, enlisted his help to investigate it. This led Yoshisade to frame Mai and her fellow cohorts as the sole perpetrators. When the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] arrived at [[Sukyo-ji Temple]] and met Fujitaka, he asked them to help him investigate and dismantle the operation altogether. After Naoe and Yasuke assassinated all the conspirators, they learned that Yoshisada was in fact the enterprise's mastermind. They reported back to Fujitaka with their findings, but he demanded proof of Yoshisada's guilt.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>

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	===Later life and death===		===Later life and death===
	After serving with Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki,<ref name="Wiki"/> Fujitaka later took Buddhist vows and became known as Yūsai. He served under Hideyoshi until his death in 1598. On 19 August 1600,<ref>{{WP\|Battle of Sekigahara}}</ref> Fujitaka defended his {{Wiki\|Tanabe Castle\|castle}} from {{Wiki\|Siege of Tanabe\|siege}} by a detachment of [[Ishida Mitsunari]]'s Western army under {{Wiki\|Ikoma Chikamasa}}; his preoccupying of 15,000 [[soldier]]s<ref>{{WP\|Siege of Tanabe}}</ref> indirectly led to Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern army winning the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. He ultimately retired to a life of mastering the {{Wiki\|Japanese tea ceremony\|tea ceremony}} and ''{{Wiki\|Waka (poetry)\|waka}}'' poetry, which played a vital part in establishing the etiquette and rules for the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].<ref name="Database"/> He died in 1610 in Kyoto at the age of 76.<ref name="Wiki"/>		After serving with Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki,<ref name="Wiki"/> Fujitaka later took Buddhist vows and became known as Yūsai. He served under Hideyoshi until his death in 1598. On 19 August 1600,<ref>{{WP\|Battle of Sekigahara}}</ref> Fujitaka defended his {{Wiki\|Tanabe Castle\|castle}} from {{Wiki\|Siege of Tanabe\|siege}} by a detachment of [[Ishida Mitsunari]]'s Western army under {{Wiki\|Ikoma Chikamasa}}; his preoccupying of 15,000 [[soldier]]s<ref>{{WP\|Siege of Tanabe}}</ref> indirectly led to Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern army winning the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. He ultimately retired to a life of mastering the {{Wiki\|Japanese tea ceremony\|tea ceremony}} and ''{{Wiki\|Waka (poetry)\|waka}}'' poetry, which played a vital part in establishing the etiquette and rules for the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].<ref name="Database"/> He died on 6 October 1610 in Kyoto at the age of 76.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	\|name=Hosokawa Fujitaka		\|name= Hosokawa Fujitaka
	\|image=ACSH Hosokawa Fujitaka Closeup 1.png		\|image= ACSH Hosokawa Fujitaka Closeup 1.png
	\|birth=3 June 1534<br>[[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Hosokawa Fujitaka}}</ref>		\|birth= 3 June 1534<br>[[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Hosokawa Fujitaka}}</ref>
	\|death=6 October 1610 (aged 76) <br>Kyoto, Japan<ref name="Wiki"/>		\|death= 6 October 1610 {{c\|aged 76}}<br>Kyoto, Japan<ref name="Wiki"/>
	\|species=[[Human]]		\|species= [[Human]]
	\|affiliates={{Wiki\|Hosokawa clan}}<br>[[Oda clan]] {{c\|1573 - 1582}}<br>{{Wiki\|Toyotomi clan}} {{c\|1582 - 1598}}		\|affiliates= {{Wiki\|Hosokawa clan}}<br>[[Oda clan]] {{c\|1573 – 1582}}<br>{{Wiki\|Toyotomi clan}} {{c\|1582 – 1598}}
	}}		}}
	'''Hosokawa Fujitaka''' (細川藤孝; 1534 - 1610) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[daimyō]]'' and military general who later became a renowned [[tea]] master and poet. Initially ~~having served~~ under the [[Ashikaga shogunate]], he became [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s retainer. After the [[Honnō-ji incident]], he ~~later~~ served [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] during the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], despite his own son [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]]'s marriage to [[Hosokawa Tama\|Akechi Tama]], the daughter of [[Akechi Mitsuhide]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Hosokawa Fujitaka]]</ref><ref name="Wiki"/>		'''Hosokawa Fujitaka''' (細川藤孝; 1534 - 1610) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[daimyō]]'' and military general who later became a renowned [[tea]] master and poet. Initially serving under the [[Ashikaga shogunate]], he became [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s retainer. After the [[Honnō-ji incident]], he served [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] during the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], despite his own son [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]]'s marriage to [[Hosokawa Tama\|Akechi Tama]], the daughter of [[Akechi Mitsuhide]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Hosokawa Fujitaka]]</ref><ref name="Wiki"/>

	After the battle and Mitsuhide's defeat, Fujitaka ~~then~~ relinquished his title and leadership to Tadaoki,<ref name="Wiki"/> took [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] {{Wiki\|Bodhisattva vow\|vows}}, and adopted the name '''Hosokawa Yūsai''' (細川幽斎), but still served Hideyoshi as an advisor. After Hideyoshi's death, he defied the western army's advances and inadvertently aided [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'s victory in the [[Battle of Sekigahara]].<ref name="Database"/>		After the battle and Mitsuhide's defeat, Fujitaka relinquished his title and leadership to Tadaoki,<ref name="Wiki"/> took [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] {{Wiki\|Bodhisattva vow\|vows}}, and adopted the name '''Hosokawa Yūsai''' (細川幽斎), but still served Hideyoshi as an advisor. After Hideyoshi's death, he defied the western army's advances and inadvertently aided [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'s victory in the [[Battle of Sekigahara]].<ref name="Database"/>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 1541, Fujitaka was adopted into the {{Wiki\|Hosokawa clan\|Hosokawa family}} at age seven. Within the next three decades, he ~~was serving~~ under the last of the Ashikaga shoguns, and by 1573, ~~when~~ he became a vassal under Oda Nobunaga.<ref name="Database"/> In 1571, Nobunaga entrusted him with [[Shōryū-ji Castle]], where he rebuilt its defenses by installing a double moat.<ref name="Database2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Shoryu-ji]]</ref> In 1578,<ref name="Wiki HT">{{WP\|Hosokawa Tadaoki}}</ref> his son Tadaoki ~~later~~ married Akechi Mitsuhide's daughter Tama.<ref name="Database"/>		===Early life===
			In 1541, Fujitaka was adopted into the {{Wiki\|Hosokawa clan\|Hosokawa family}} at age seven. Within the next three decades, he served under the last of the Ashikaga shoguns, and by 1573, he became a vassal under Oda Nobunaga.<ref name="Database"/> In 1571, Nobunaga entrusted him with [[Shōryū-ji Castle]], where he rebuilt its defenses by installing a double moat.<ref name="Database2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Shoryu-ji]]</ref> In 1578,<ref name="Wiki HT">{{WP\|Hosokawa Tadaoki}}</ref> his son Tadaoki married Akechi Mitsuhide's daughter Tama.<ref name="Database"/>

	In 1582, after Nobunaga's death at [[Honnō-ji]],<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> Fujitaka considered his options on whether to support Mitsuhide or Hideyoshi. Meanwhile, he had trouble dealing with his finances regarding his [[silver]] intake and tasked his second-in-command [[Yoshisada (samurai)\|Yoshisada]] with managing them. However, unbeknownst to Fujitaka, Yoshisada took advantage of his finances and began a silver-[[smuggling]] operation. With the help of [[Akechi clan]] [[soldier]]s and [[Portuguese Empire\|Portuguese]] traders, Yoshisada stole silver and used it to buy ''[[Arquebus\|teppō]]'' which he then resold to [[bandit]]s at a higher ~~cost~~.<ref name="Silver Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Smugglers]]</ref>		===The smuggling ring===
			In 1582, after Nobunaga's death at [[Honnō-ji]],<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> Fujitaka considered his options on whether to support Mitsuhide or Hideyoshi. Meanwhile, he had trouble dealing with his finances regarding his [[silver]] intake and tasked his second-in-command [[Yoshisada (samurai)\|Yoshisada]] with managing them. However, unbeknownst to Fujitaka, Yoshisada took advantage of his finances and began a silver-[[smuggling]] operation. With the help of [[Akechi clan]] [[soldier]]s and [[Portuguese Empire\|Portuguese]] traders, Yoshisada stole silver and used it to buy ''[[Arquebus\|teppō]]'' firearms, which he then resold to [[bandit]]s at a higher price.<ref name="Silver Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Smugglers]]</ref>

	~~However, upon~~ discovering the smuggling operation, Fujitaka ~~had~~ Yoshisade help ~~him~~ investigate~~, which~~ led Yoshisade to frame Mai and her fellow cohorts as the sole perpetrators. When the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] arrived at [[Sukyo-ji Temple]] and met Fujitaka, he asked them to help him investigate and dismantle the operation altogether. ~~When~~ Naoe and Yasuke assassinated all the ~~members~~, they learned that Yoshisada was in fact the enterprise's mastermind. ~~When they~~ reported back to Fujitaka with their findings, he demanded proof of Yoshisada's guilt.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>		Upon discovering the smuggling operation, Fujitaka, unaware of Yoshisade's involvement, enlisted his help to investigate it. This led Yoshisade to frame Mai and her fellow cohorts as the sole perpetrators. When the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] arrived at [[Sukyo-ji Temple]] and met Fujitaka, he asked them to help him investigate and dismantle the operation altogether. After Naoe and Yasuke assassinated all the conspirators, they learned that Yoshisada was in fact the enterprise's mastermind. They reported back to Fujitaka with their findings, but he demanded proof of Yoshisada's guilt.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>

	Thus, ~~they~~ traveled to [[Miyazu Castle]] and confronted Yoshisada, who admitted his ~~part~~ but reprimanded them for exposing his betrayal and attacked them. Yoshisada was ultimately defeated, and Naoe and Yasuke recovered his confession from his personal effects. Returning to Sukyo-ji Temple, they gave Fujitaka the confession, much to his dismay. Fujitaka thanked them for their work, decided not to ally himself with the Akechi clan, and ~~then~~ gave ~~them~~ [[gold]] as their reward.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>		Thus, the pair traveled to [[Miyazu Castle]] and confronted Yoshisada, who admitted his guilt but reprimanded them for exposing his betrayal and attacked them. Yoshisada was ultimately defeated, and Naoe and Yasuke recovered his written confession from his personal effects. Returning to Sukyo-ji Temple, they gave Fujitaka the confession, much to his dismay. Fujitaka then thanked them for their work, decided not to ally himself with the Akechi clan, and gave Naoe and Yasuke [[gold]] as their reward.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>

	===Later life and death===		===Later life and death===
	After serving with Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki,<ref name="Wiki"/> Fujitaka later took Buddhist vows and became known as Yūsai. He served under Hideyoshi until his death in 1598. On 19 August 1600,<ref>{{WP\|Battle of Sekigahara}}</ref> Fujitaka defended his {{Wiki\|Tanabe Castle\|castle}} from {{Wiki\|Siege of Tanabe\|siege}} by a detachment of [[Ishida Mitsunari]]'s Western army under {{Wiki\|Ikoma Chikamasa}}; his preoccupying of 15,000 [[soldier]]s<ref>{{WP\|Siege of Tanabe}}</ref> indirectly led to Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern army winning the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. He ultimately retired to a life of mastering the {{Wiki\|Japanese tea ceremony\|tea ceremony}} and ''{{Wiki\|Waka (poetry)\|waka}}'' poetry, which played a vital part in establishing the etiquette and rules for the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].<ref name="Database"/> He died ~~on 6 October~~ 1610 in Kyoto at the age of 76.<ref name="Wiki"/>		After serving with Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki,<ref name="Wiki"/> Fujitaka later took Buddhist vows and became known as Yūsai. He served under Hideyoshi until his death in 1598. On 19 August 1600,<ref>{{WP\|Battle of Sekigahara}}</ref> Fujitaka defended his {{Wiki\|Tanabe Castle\|castle}} from {{Wiki\|Siege of Tanabe\|siege}} by a detachment of [[Ishida Mitsunari]]'s Western army under {{Wiki\|Ikoma Chikamasa}}; his preoccupying of 15,000 [[soldier]]s<ref>{{WP\|Siege of Tanabe}}</ref> indirectly led to Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern army winning the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. He ultimately retired to a life of mastering the {{Wiki\|Japanese tea ceremony\|tea ceremony}} and ''{{Wiki\|Waka (poetry)\|waka}}'' poetry, which played a vital part in establishing the etiquette and rules for the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].<ref name="Database"/> He died in 1610 in Kyoto at the age of 76.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	\|name = Hosokawa Fujitaka		\|name=Hosokawa Fujitaka
	\|image = ACSH Hosokawa Fujitaka Closeup 1.png		\|image=ACSH Hosokawa Fujitaka Closeup 1.png
	\|birth = 3 June 1534<br>[[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Hosokawa Fujitaka}}</ref>		\|birth=3 June 1534<br>[[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Hosokawa Fujitaka}}</ref>
	\|death = 6 October 1610 (aged 76) <br>Kyoto, Japan<ref name="Wiki"/>		\|death=6 October 1610 (aged 76) <br>Kyoto, Japan<ref name="Wiki"/>
	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species=[[Human]]
	\|affiliates = {{Wiki\|Hosokawa clan}}<br>[[Oda clan]] {{c\|1573 - 1582}}<br>{{Wiki\|Toyotomi clan}} {{c\|1582 - 1598}}		\|affiliates={{Wiki\|Hosokawa clan}}<br>[[Oda clan]] {{c\|1573 - 1582}}<br>{{Wiki\|Toyotomi clan}} {{c\|1582 - 1598}}
	}}		}}
	'''Hosokawa Fujitaka''' (細川藤孝; 1534 - 1610) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[daimyō]]'' and military general who later became a renowned [[tea]] master and poet. Initially having served under the [[Ashikaga shogunate]], he became [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s retainer. After the [[Honnō-ji incident]], he later served [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] during the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], despite his own son [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]]'s marriage to [[Hosokawa Tama\|Akechi Tama]], the daughter of [[Akechi Mitsuhide]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Hosokawa Fujitaka]]</ref><ref name="Wiki"/>		'''Hosokawa Fujitaka''' (細川藤孝; 1534 - 1610) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[daimyō]]'' and military general who later became a renowned [[tea]] master and poet. Initially having served under the [[Ashikaga shogunate]], he became [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s retainer. After the [[Honnō-ji incident]], he later served [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] during the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], despite his own son [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]]'s marriage to [[Hosokawa Tama\|Akechi Tama]], the daughter of [[Akechi Mitsuhide]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Hosokawa Fujitaka]]</ref><ref name="Wiki"/>
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	===Later life and death===		===Later life and death===
	After serving with Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki,<ref name="Wiki"/> Fujitaka later took Buddhist vows and became known as Yūsai. He served under Hideyoshi until his death in 1598. On 19 August 1600,<ref>{{WP\|Battle of Sekigahara}}</ref> Fujitaka defended his {{Wiki\|Tanabe Castle\|castle}} from {{Wiki\|Siege of Tanabe\|siege}} by a detachment of [[Ishida Mitsunari]]'s Western army under {{Wiki\|Ikoma Chikamasa}}; his preoccupying of 15,000 [[soldier]]s<ref>{{WP\|Siege of Tanabe}}</ref> indirectly led to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'s Eastern army winning the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. He ultimately retired to a life of mastering the {{Wiki\|Japanese tea ceremony\|tea ceremony}} and ''{{Wiki\|Waka (poetry)\|waka}}'' poetry, which played a vital part in establishing the etiquette and rules for the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].<ref name="Database"/> He died on 6 October 1610 in Kyoto at the age of 76.<ref name="Wiki"/>		After serving with Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki,<ref name="Wiki"/> Fujitaka later took Buddhist vows and became known as Yūsai. He served under Hideyoshi until his death in 1598. On 19 August 1600,<ref>{{WP\|Battle of Sekigahara}}</ref> Fujitaka defended his {{Wiki\|Tanabe Castle\|castle}} from {{Wiki\|Siege of Tanabe\|siege}} by a detachment of [[Ishida Mitsunari]]'s Western army under {{Wiki\|Ikoma Chikamasa}}; his preoccupying of 15,000 [[soldier]]s<ref>{{WP\|Siege of Tanabe}}</ref> indirectly led to Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern army winning the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. He ultimately retired to a life of mastering the {{Wiki\|Japanese tea ceremony\|tea ceremony}} and ''{{Wiki\|Waka (poetry)\|waka}}'' poetry, which played a vital part in establishing the etiquette and rules for the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].<ref name="Database"/> He died on 6 October 1610 in Kyoto at the age of 76.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
	\|affiliates = {{Wiki\|Hosokawa clan}}<br>		\|affiliates = {{Wiki\|Hosokawa clan}}<br>[[Oda clan]] {{c\|1573 - 1582}}<br>{{Wiki\|Toyotomi clan}} {{c\|1582 - 1598}}
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	'''Hosokawa Fujitaka''' (1534 - 1610) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[daimyō]]'' and military general ~~and~~ later a renowned [[tea]] master and poet. Initially having served under the [[Ashikaga shogunate]], he became ~~a retainer to~~ [[Oda Nobunaga]]. After the [[Honnō-ji incident]], he later served [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] despite his son [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]]'s marriage to [[Hosokawa Tama\|Akechi Tama]], ~~a member of the [[Akechi clan]] and~~ the daughter of [[Akechi Mitsuhide~~]], during the [[Battle of Yamazaki~~]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Hosokawa Fujitaka]]</ref><ref name="Wiki"/>		'''Hosokawa Fujitaka''' (細川藤孝; 1534 - 1610) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[daimyō]]'' and military general who later became a renowned [[tea]] master and poet. Initially having served under the [[Ashikaga shogunate]], he became [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s retainer. After the [[Honnō-ji incident]], he later served [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] during the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], despite his own son [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]]'s marriage to [[Hosokawa Tama\|Akechi Tama]], the daughter of [[Akechi Mitsuhide]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Hosokawa Fujitaka]]</ref><ref name="Wiki"/>

	After the battle and Mitsuhide's defeat, Fujitaka then relinquished his title and leadership to Tadaoki<ref name="Wiki"/> ~~and~~ took [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] vows and adopted the name Yūsai, but still served Hideyoshi as an advisor. After Hideyoshi's death, he defied the western army's advances and ~~inadvertingly~~ aided [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'s victory in the [[Battle of Sekigahara]].<ref name="Database"/>		After the battle and Mitsuhide's defeat, Fujitaka then relinquished his title and leadership to Tadaoki,<ref name="Wiki"/> took [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] {{Wiki\|Bodhisattva vow\|vows}}, and adopted the name '''Hosokawa Yūsai''' (細川幽斎), but still served Hideyoshi as an advisor. After Hideyoshi's death, he defied the western army's advances and inadvertently aided [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'s victory in the [[Battle of Sekigahara]].<ref name="Database"/>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 1541, Fujitaka was adopted into the Hosokawa family at age seven. Within the next three decades, he ~~began to serve~~ under the last of the Ashikaga shoguns and by 1573, when he became a vassal under Oda Nobunaga.<ref name="Database"/> In 1571, ~~he was~~ entrusted [[Shōryū-ji Castle]] ~~by Nobunaga~~, where he rebuilt its defenses by installing a double moat.<ref name="Database2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Shoryu-ji]]</ref> In 1578,<ref name="Wiki HT">{{WP\|Hosokawa Tadaoki}}</ref> his son Tadaoki later married ~~with~~ Akechi Tama~~, the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide~~.<ref name="Database"/>		In 1541, Fujitaka was adopted into the {{Wiki\|Hosokawa clan\|Hosokawa family}} at age seven. Within the next three decades, he was serving under the last of the Ashikaga shoguns, and by 1573, when he became a vassal under Oda Nobunaga.<ref name="Database"/> In 1571, Nobunaga entrusted him with [[Shōryū-ji Castle]], where he rebuilt its defenses by installing a double moat.<ref name="Database2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Shoryu-ji]]</ref> In 1578,<ref name="Wiki HT">{{WP\|Hosokawa Tadaoki}}</ref> his son Tadaoki later married Akechi Mitsuhide's daughter Tama.<ref name="Database"/>

	In 1582, after ~~the~~ death ~~of Oda Nobunaga~~ at [[Honnō-ji]],<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> Fujitaka ~~was considering~~ his ~~option~~ on whether to support Mitsuhide or Hideyoshi. Meanwhile, he had trouble dealing with his finances ~~revolving around~~ his [[silver]] intake and tasked his second-in-command [[Yoshisada (samurai)\|Yoshisada]] ~~to manage~~ them. However, unbeknownst to Fujitaka, Yoshisada took advantage of his finances and began a silver-smuggling operation. With the help of Akechi [[soldier]]s and [[~~Portugal~~\|Portuguese]] traders, Yoshisada stole and used ~~the silver~~ to buy ''[[Arquebus\|teppō]]'' ~~and~~ then ~~sold the ''teppō''~~ to [[bandit]]s at a higher cost.<ref name="Silver Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Smugglers]]</ref>		In 1582, after Nobunaga's death at [[Honnō-ji]],<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> Fujitaka considered his options on whether to support Mitsuhide or Hideyoshi. Meanwhile, he had trouble dealing with his finances regarding his [[silver]] intake and tasked his second-in-command [[Yoshisada (samurai)\|Yoshisada]] with managing them. However, unbeknownst to Fujitaka, Yoshisada took advantage of his finances and began a silver-[[smuggling]] operation. With the help of [[Akechi clan]] [[soldier]]s and [[Portuguese Empire\|Portuguese]] traders, Yoshisada stole silver and used it to buy ''[[Arquebus\|teppō]]'' which he then resold to [[bandit]]s at a higher cost.<ref name="Silver Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Smugglers]]</ref>

	However, upon discovering the smuggling operation, Fujitaka had Yoshisade help him investigate, which led Yoshisade to frame Mai and her fellow cohorts as the sole perpetrators. When the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] arrived at [[Sukyo-ji Temple]] and met Fujitaka, he asked them to help him investigate and dismantle the operation altogether. When Naoe and Yasuke assassinated all the members, they ~~discovered of~~ Yoshisada ~~being~~ the mastermind. When they ~~took~~ their findings ~~and met with Fujitaka~~, ~~Fujitaka~~ demanded proof of Yoshisada's guilt.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>		However, upon discovering the smuggling operation, Fujitaka had Yoshisade help him investigate, which led Yoshisade to frame Mai and her fellow cohorts as the sole perpetrators. When the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] arrived at [[Sukyo-ji Temple]] and met Fujitaka, he asked them to help him investigate and dismantle the operation altogether. When Naoe and Yasuke assassinated all the members, they learned that Yoshisada was in fact the enterprise's mastermind. When they reported back to Fujitaka with their findings, he demanded proof of Yoshisada's guilt.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>

	Thus, they traveled to [[Miyazu Castle]] and confronted Yoshisada, who admitted his part but reprimanded them for exposing his betrayal and attacked them. Yoshisada was ultimately defeated as Naoe and Yasuke recovered his confession from his personal effects. Returning ~~back~~ to Sukyo-ji Temple, they gave Fujitaka the confession, much to his dismay. Fujitaka thanked them for their work, decided not to ally himself with the Akechi clan, and then gave them [[gold]] as their reward.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>		Thus, they traveled to [[Miyazu Castle]] and confronted Yoshisada, who admitted his part but reprimanded them for exposing his betrayal and attacked them. Yoshisada was ultimately defeated, and Naoe and Yasuke recovered his confession from his personal effects. Returning to Sukyo-ji Temple, they gave Fujitaka the confession, much to his dismay. Fujitaka thanked them for their work, decided not to ally himself with the Akechi clan, and then gave them [[gold]] as their reward.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>

	===Later life and death===		===Later life and death===
	After serving with Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki,<ref name="Wiki"/> Fujitaka later took Buddhist vows and became known as Yūsai. He served under Hideyoshi until his death in 1598. In 1600, he defended his castle ~~against the~~ Western army's ~~forces and held them out~~ of ~~his castle, which~~ indirectly led to ~~the~~ Eastern army winning the ~~battle~~. He ultimately retired to a life of mastering the ~~practice of~~ tea and {{Wiki\|Waka (poetry)\|waka}} poetry, which played a vital part in establishing the etiquette and rules for the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].<ref name="Database"/> He died on 6 October 1610 in Kyoto at the age of 76.<ref name="Wiki"/>		After serving with Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki,<ref name="Wiki"/> Fujitaka later took Buddhist vows and became known as Yūsai. He served under Hideyoshi until his death in 1598. On 19 August 1600,<ref>{{WP\|Battle of Sekigahara}}</ref> Fujitaka defended his {{Wiki\|Tanabe Castle\|castle}} from {{Wiki\|Siege of Tanabe\|siege}} by a detachment of [[Ishida Mitsunari]]'s Western army under {{Wiki\|Ikoma Chikamasa}}; his preoccupying of 15,000 [[soldier]]s<ref>{{WP\|Siege of Tanabe}}</ref> indirectly led to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'s Eastern army winning the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. He ultimately retired to a life of mastering the {{Wiki\|Japanese tea ceremony\|tea ceremony}} and ''{{Wiki\|Waka (poetry)\|waka}}'' poetry, which played a vital part in establishing the etiquette and rules for the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].<ref name="Database"/> He died on 6 October 1610 in Kyoto at the age of 76.<ref name="Wiki"/>

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	In 1582, after the death of Oda Nobunaga at [[Honnō-ji]],<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> Fujitaka was considering his option on whether to support Mitsuhide or Hideyoshi. Meanwhile, he had trouble dealing with his finances revolving around his [[silver]] intake and tasked his second-in-command [[Yoshisada (samurai)\|Yoshisada]] to manage them. However, unbeknownst to Fujitaka, Yoshisada took advantage of his finances and began a silver-smuggling operation. With the help of Akechi [[soldier]]s and [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] traders, Yoshisada stole and used the silver to buy ''[[Arquebus\|teppō]]'' and then sold the ''teppō'' to [[bandit]]s at a higher cost.<ref name="Silver Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Smugglers]]</ref>		In 1582, after the death of Oda Nobunaga at [[Honnō-ji]],<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> Fujitaka was considering his option on whether to support Mitsuhide or Hideyoshi. Meanwhile, he had trouble dealing with his finances revolving around his [[silver]] intake and tasked his second-in-command [[Yoshisada (samurai)\|Yoshisada]] to manage them. However, unbeknownst to Fujitaka, Yoshisada took advantage of his finances and began a silver-smuggling operation. With the help of Akechi [[soldier]]s and [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] traders, Yoshisada stole and used the silver to buy ''[[Arquebus\|teppō]]'' and then sold the ''teppō'' to [[bandit]]s at a higher cost.<ref name="Silver Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Smugglers]]</ref>

	However, upon discovering the smuggling operation, Fujitaka had Yoshisade help him investigate, which led Yoshisade to frame Mai and her fellow cohorts as the sole perpetrators. When the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] arrived at [[Sukyo-ji Temple]] and met Fujitaka, he asked them to help him investigate and dismantle the operation altogether.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>		However, upon discovering the smuggling operation, Fujitaka had Yoshisade help him investigate, which led Yoshisade to frame Mai and her fellow cohorts as the sole perpetrators. When the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] arrived at [[Sukyo-ji Temple]] and met Fujitaka, he asked them to help him investigate and dismantle the operation altogether. When Naoe and Yasuke assassinated all the members, they discovered of Yoshisada being the mastermind. When they took their findings and met with Fujitaka, Fujitaka demanded proof of Yoshisada's guilt.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>

	~~When Naoe and Yasuke assassinated all the members, they discovered of Yoshisada being the mastermind. When they took their findings and met with Fujitaka, Fujitaka demanded proof of Yoshisada's guilt.~~ Thus, they traveled to [[Miyazu Castle]] and confronted Yoshisada, who admitted his part but reprimanded them for exposing his betrayal and attacked them. Yoshisada was ultimately defeated as Naoe and Yasuke recovered his confession from his personal effects. Returning back to Sukyo-ji Temple, they gave Fujitaka the confession, much to his dismay. Fujitaka thanked them for their work, decided not to ally himself with the Akechi clan, and then gave them [[gold]] as their reward.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>		Thus, they traveled to [[Miyazu Castle]] and confronted Yoshisada, who admitted his part but reprimanded them for exposing his betrayal and attacked them. Yoshisada was ultimately defeated as Naoe and Yasuke recovered his confession from his personal effects. Returning back to Sukyo-ji Temple, they gave Fujitaka the confession, much to his dismay. Fujitaka thanked them for their work, decided not to ally himself with the Akechi clan, and then gave them [[gold]] as their reward.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>

	===Later life and death===		===Later life and death===

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 1541, Fujitaka was adopted into the Hosokawa family at age seven. Within the next three decades, he began to serve under the last of the Ashikaga shoguns ~~until~~ 1573, when he became a vassal under Oda Nobunaga.<ref name="Database"/> In 1571, he was entrusted [[Shōryū-ji Castle]] by Nobunaga, where he rebuilt its defenses by installing a double moat.<ref name="Database2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Shoryu-ji]]</ref> In 1578,<ref name="Wiki HT">{{WP\|Hosokawa Tadaoki}}</ref> his son Tadaoki later married with Akechi Tama, the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide.<ref name="Database"/>		In 1541, Fujitaka was adopted into the Hosokawa family at age seven. Within the next three decades, he began to serve under the last of the Ashikaga shoguns and by 1573, when he became a vassal under Oda Nobunaga.<ref name="Database"/> In 1571, he was entrusted [[Shōryū-ji Castle]] by Nobunaga, where he rebuilt its defenses by installing a double moat.<ref name="Database2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Shoryu-ji]]</ref> In 1578,<ref name="Wiki HT">{{WP\|Hosokawa Tadaoki}}</ref> his son Tadaoki later married with Akechi Tama, the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide.<ref name="Database"/>

	In 1582, after the death of Oda Nobunaga at [[Honnō-ji]],<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> Fujitaka was considering his option on whether to support Mitsuhide or Hideyoshi. Meanwhile, he had trouble dealing with his finances revolving around his [[silver]] intake and tasked his second-in-command [[Yoshisada (samurai)\|Yoshisada]] to manage them. However, unbeknownst to Fujitaka, Yoshisada took advantage of his finances and began a silver-smuggling operation. With the help of Akechi [[soldier]]s and [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] traders, Yoshisada stole and used the silver to buy ''[[Arquebus\|teppō]]'' and then sold the ''teppō'' to [[bandit]]s at a higher cost.<ref name="Silver Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Smugglers]]</ref>		In 1582, after the death of Oda Nobunaga at [[Honnō-ji]],<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> Fujitaka was considering his option on whether to support Mitsuhide or Hideyoshi. Meanwhile, he had trouble dealing with his finances revolving around his [[silver]] intake and tasked his second-in-command [[Yoshisada (samurai)\|Yoshisada]] to manage them. However, unbeknownst to Fujitaka, Yoshisada took advantage of his finances and began a silver-smuggling operation. With the help of Akechi [[soldier]]s and [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] traders, Yoshisada stole and used the silver to buy ''[[Arquebus\|teppō]]'' and then sold the ''teppō'' to [[bandit]]s at a higher cost.<ref name="Silver Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Smugglers]]</ref>

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	'''Hosokawa Fujitaka''' (1534 - 1610) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[daimyō]]'' and military general and later a renowned [[tea]] master and poet. Initially having served under the [[Ashikaga shogunate]], he became a retainer to [[Oda Nobunaga]]. After the [[Honnō-ji incident]], he later served [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] despite his son [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]]'s marriage to [[Hosokawa Tama\|Akechi Tama]], a member of the [[Akechi clan]] and the daughter of [[Akechi Mitsuhide]], during the [[Battle of Yamazaki]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Hosokawa Fujitaka]]</ref><ref name="Wiki"/>		'''Hosokawa Fujitaka''' (1534 - 1610) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[daimyō]]'' and military general and later a renowned [[tea]] master and poet. Initially having served under the [[Ashikaga shogunate]], he became a retainer to [[Oda Nobunaga]]. After the [[Honnō-ji incident]], he later served [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] despite his son [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]]'s marriage to [[Hosokawa Tama\|Akechi Tama]], a member of the [[Akechi clan]] and the daughter of [[Akechi Mitsuhide]], during the [[Battle of Yamazaki]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Hosokawa Fujitaka]]</ref><ref name="Wiki"/>

	After the battle and Mitsuhide's defeat, Fujitaka then relinquished his title and leadership to Tadaoki<ref name="Wiki"/> and took [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] vows and adopted the name Yūsai, but still served Hideyoshi as an advisor. After Hideyoshi's death, he defied the western army's ~~advanced~~ and inadvertingly aided [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'s victory in the [[Battle of Sekigahara]].<ref name="Database"/>		After the battle and Mitsuhide's defeat, Fujitaka then relinquished his title and leadership to Tadaoki<ref name="Wiki"/> and took [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] vows and adopted the name Yūsai, but still served Hideyoshi as an advisor. After Hideyoshi's death, he defied the western army's advances and inadvertingly aided [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'s victory in the [[Battle of Sekigahara]].<ref name="Database"/>

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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'''Hosokawa Fujitaka''' (1534 - 1610) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[daimyō]]'' and military general and later a renowned [[tea]] master and poet. Initially having served under the [[Ashikaga shogunate]], he became a retainer to [[Oda Nobunaga]]. After the [[Honnō-ji incident]], he later served [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] despite his son [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]]'s marriage to [[Hosokawa Tama|Akechi Tama]], a member of the [[Akechi clan]] and the daughter of [[Akechi Mitsuhide]], during the [[Battle of Yamazaki]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Hosokawa Fujitaka]]</ref><ref name="Wiki"/>

After the battle and Mitsuhide's defeat, Fujitaka then relinquished his title and leadership to Tadaoki<ref name="Wiki"/> and took [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] vows and adopted the name Yūsai, but still served Hideyoshi as an advisor. After Hideyoshi's death, he defied the western army's advanced and inadvertingly aided [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'s victory in the [[Battle of Sekigahara]].<ref name="Database"/>

==Biography==
In 1541, Fujitaka was adopted into the Hosokawa family at age seven. Within the next three decades, he began to serve under the last of the Ashikaga shoguns until 1573, when he became a vassal under Oda Nobunaga.<ref name="Database"/> In 1571, he was entrusted [[Shōryū-ji Castle]] by Nobunaga, where he rebuilt its defenses by installing a double moat.<ref name="Database2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Shoryu-ji]]</ref> In 1578,<ref name="Wiki HT">{{WP|Hosokawa Tadaoki}}</ref> his son Tadaoki later married with Akechi Tama, the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide.<ref name="Database"/>

In 1582, after the death of Oda Nobunaga at [[Honnō-ji]],<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> Fujitaka was considering his option on whether to support Mitsuhide or Hideyoshi. Meanwhile, he had trouble dealing with his finances revolving around his [[silver]] intake and tasked his second-in-command [[Yoshisada (samurai)|Yoshisada]] to manage them. However, unbeknownst to Fujitaka, Yoshisada took advantage of his finances and began a silver-smuggling operation. With the help of Akechi [[soldier]]s and [[Portugal|Portuguese]] traders, Yoshisada stole and used the silver to buy ''[[Arquebus|teppō]]'' and then sold the ''teppō'' to [[bandit]]s at a higher cost.<ref name="Silver Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Smugglers]]</ref>

However, upon discovering the smuggling operation, Fujitaka had Yoshisade help him investigate, which led Yoshisade to frame Mai and her fellow cohorts as the sole perpetrators. When the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] arrived at [[Sukyo-ji Temple]] and met Fujitaka, he asked them to help him investigate and dismantle the operation altogether.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>

When Naoe and Yasuke assassinated all the members, they discovered of Yoshisada being the mastermind. When they took their findings and met with Fujitaka, Fujitaka demanded proof of Yoshisada's guilt. Thus, they traveled to [[Miyazu Castle]] and confronted Yoshisada, who admitted his part but reprimanded them for exposing his betrayal and attacked them. Yoshisada was ultimately defeated as Naoe and Yasuke recovered his confession from his personal effects. Returning back to Sukyo-ji Temple, they gave Fujitaka the confession, much to his dismay. Fujitaka thanked them for their work, decided not to ally himself with the Akechi clan, and then gave them [[gold]] as their reward.<ref name="Silver Smugglers"/>

===Later life and death===
After serving with Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki,<ref name="Wiki"/> Fujitaka later took Buddhist vows and became known as Yūsai. He served under Hideyoshi until his death in 1598. In 1600, he defended his castle against the Western army's forces and held them out of his castle, which indirectly led to the Eastern army winning the battle. He ultimately retired to a life of mastering the practice of tea and {{Wiki|Waka (poetry)|waka}} poetry, which played a vital part in establishing the etiquette and rules for the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].<ref name="Database"/> He died on 6 October 1610 in Kyoto at the age of 76.<ref name="Wiki"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''

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