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Mori Ranmaru

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Mori Ranmaru (森 蘭丸; 1565 – 1582) was a retainer of[1] and lover to Oda Nobunaga.[2]

Biography[]

On 8 March 1581, Ranmaru was present at the Honnō-ji temple beside Oda Nobunaga, when the daimyō met with the Jesuit delegation of Alessandro Valignano and Luís Fróis, who arrived in Kyoto with their sword-bearer, Diogo, to request free movement for the priests in Japan. Nobunaga took an interest in Diogo and asked to speak with him in private, at which point Ranmaru escorted Valignano and Fróis outside the temple. When they returned not long after, Nobunaga decided to grant the Jesuits' request on the condition that Diogo enter his service.[3]

On 21 June 1582, Ranmaru was present alongside Diogo – by now known as Yasuke – and Nobunaga when Akechi Mitsuhide betrayed the daimyō and surrounded Honnō-ji with his army. Ranmaru was entrusted by Nobunaga to take the women and Luís Fróis away from the temple and escort them to safety, an order which Ranmaru initially refused to follow. Not wanting to disobey his lord, however, Ranmaru eventually obeyed Nobunaga's wishes and escaped from the temple as ordered.[4]

After making sure that everyone was safe, Ranmaru returned to the temple, which had burned down completely. Devastated by the death of his lord and overwhelmed with guilt, he later returned to Azuchi Castle and committed seppuku. His body was cremated and his remains were stored in an urn that was kept in the castle's tenshu. Lord Niwa Nagahide later brought Yasuke to look at the urn containing Ranmaru's remains.[5]

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Mori Ranmaru is a historical figure and character appearing in the 2025 video game, Assassin's Creed: Shadows, though he was briefly introduced in the podcast Echoes of History in the Shadows series, promoting the then-upcoming game.

Within the podcast, it was said that, in 1582, Ranmaru was together with Nobunaga and Yasuke at the Honnō-ji temple in Kyoto when they were ambushed by forces gathered by Nobunaga's vassal Akechi Mitsuhide. According to legend, after Nobunaga committed seppuku, Ranmaru removed his lover's head before also committing suicide and, in turn, having his head removed by Yasuke.[2]

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  1. ↑ Mori Ranmaru on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 4: Yasuke: The First African Samurai
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Lord's Favor
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Temple of the Horseman
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Lords of Azuchi

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