Konishi Yukinaga

Konishi Yukinaga
Konishi Yukinaga
小西行長
	Konishi Yukinaga, depicted in a portrait.
Daimyō of Southern Higo
	In office; 1588–1600
Preceded by	Sassa Narimasa
Succeeded by	Kato Kiyomasa
Personal details
Born	Yakuro (弥九郎); 1558; Kyoto
Died	November 6, 1600 (aged 41–42); Kyoto
Spouse	Justa
Parents	Konishi Ryusa (father); Wakusa (mother);
Relatives	Konishi Josei (brother),; Konishi Yukikage (brother),; Konishi Lewis (brother),; Konishi Pedro (brother)
Military service
Allegiance	Ukita clan; Toyotomi clan; Western Army
Rank	Daimyō
Commands	Uto Castle
Battles/wars	Siege of Takamatsu; Siege of Ōta Castle; Invasion of Shikoku; Kyushu Campaign; Korean campaign; Battle of Sekigahara

Konishi Yukinaga (小西行長, baptized under the Portuguese personal name Agostinho; 1558 – November 6, 1600) was a Japanese daimyō who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Known as a Kirishitan daimyo, he is notable for his role as the vanguard of the Japanese invasion of Korea. During that period, he adopted a Korean Christian girl who was named Julia.^[1]

^ Daniel Tudor (2012). "4 Christianity". Korea: The Impossible Country. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1462910229. Retrieved 2014-02-02.