Geishi

Geishi [導生; げいし, 1684 - 1765] was a travelling monk and Kiren missionary who sought to bring Kiren teachings to the Summui during the Kantonese colonisation of the Honnan islands. He was the head of the Takabō Order, a band of missionaries which he himself founded. Although beginning his life as a missionary of his own accord, Geishi was later commissioned by Emperor Shinjin and became instrumental in expanding Imperial influence and control over the native population.