| Ryūzōji Takanobu 龍造寺隆信 | |
|---|---|
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| Portrait of Ryūzōji Takanobu | |
| Head of Ryūzōji clan | |
In office 1548–1584 | |
| Preceded by | Ryûzôji Chikaie |
| Succeeded by | Ryūzōji Masaie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1529 |
| Died | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., May 4, 1584 (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day) Battle of Okitanawate |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Children | Ryūzōji Masaie, Egami Ietane, Gotō Ienobu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ryūzōji clan Shōni clan |
| Commands | Suko Castle |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Saga Castle (1554) Battle of Imayama (1570) Siege of Suko Castle (1574) Hizen Campaign (1578) Battle of Okitanawate (1584) |
Ryūzōji Takanobu (龍造寺 隆信, March 24, 1529 – May 4, 1584) was a Japanese daimyō in Hizen Province during the Sengoku period.[1] Takanobu was the head of the Ryūzōji clan.[2]
Biography[]
Takanobu was the grandson of Ryūzōji Iekane (1454-1546). His father was Ryûzôji Chikaie and his mother was Keigin-ni.[3]
Ryūzōji Takanobu is known for expanding his clan's holdings. He took land from the Shōni clan. In 1578, Takanobu conquered almost all of Hizen Province.[2] The following year, the Ryūzōji clan advanced to Chikuzen and Buzen.[2] In 1580, Takanobu retired in Suko castle but he retained the real power until his death.[4]
In 1584, Ryūzōji retainer Arima Harunobu split from the clan.[2] Seizing upon this opportunity, several of the local small clans in the Shimabara Peninsula also rose up in arms. Takanobu personally led an army of around 30,000 against the Shimazu-Arima, but was killed in the Battle of Okitanawate by Shimazu Iehisa's army.[2][3]
Ryūzōji Masaie (1556–1607) was the son of Takanobu.[5] Following Takanobu's death, Ryūzōji domain was taken over by Takanobu's chief retainer Nabeshima Naoshige.[6]
References[]
- ↑ Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Ryūzōji", Nobiliare du Japon, p. 50 [PDF 54 of 80]; retrieved 2013-5-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)「龍造寺隆信」の解説". kotobank. https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%BE%8D%E9%80%A0%E5%AF%BA%E9%9A%86%E4%BF%A1-149703.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. pp. 74,234–235. ISBN 9781854095237.
- ↑ "Ryūzōji Takanobu". Shiraishi town official. https://www.town.shiroishi.lg.jp/jyuumin/manabu/yukari/_1152.html.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ryūzōji" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 802.
- ↑ "Nabeshima Naoshigeの解説". kotobank. https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%8D%8B%E5%B3%B6%E7%9B%B4%E8%8C%82-108409.
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