Konishi Yukinaga: The Christian Samurai Beheaded for Refusing to Commit Seppuku In November 1600, after the Battle of Sekigahara decided the future of Japan, defeated commanders faced a final and unforgiving choice. They could take their own lives through ritual suicide and preserve their honor, or they could be executed publicly as criminals. For samurai leaders, the expected path was clear. Honor demanded control over one’s own death. Konishi Yukinaga was not an ordinary commander. He had led

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