Maeda Gen'i

Maeda Gen'i
前田玄以
Maeda Gen'i; 前田玄以
	Maeda Gen'i
Lord of Kameyama Castle (Kyoto)
	In office; 1582–1602
Preceded by	Akechi Mitsuhide
Personal details
Born	1539; Mino Province
Died	9 July 1602 (aged 62–63)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Buddhist priest
Known for	The Deputy of Kyoto (1582); Laid the ground work of Fushimi Castle (1592); Member of Go-Bugyō (1595);
Military service
Allegiance	Oda clan; Toyotomi clan
Rank	Go-Bugyō
Commands	Kameyama Castle (Kyoto)
Battles/wars	Honnoji Incident

Maeda Gen'i (前田玄以, 1539 – July 9, 1602) was a Buddhist priest from Mt. Hiei, retainer of Oda Nobunaga and later one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Go-Bugyō, along with Ishida Mitsunari, Asano Nagamasa, Mashita Nagamori and Natsuka Masaie. He entered the service of Oda Nobunaga sometime before 1570.

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