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Ryūzōji Takanobu

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Ryūzōji Takanobu
龍造寺隆信
Portrait of Ryūzōji Takanobu
Portrait of Ryūzōji Takanobu
Head of Ryūzōji clan
In office
1548–1584
Preceded byRyûzôji Chikaie
Succeeded byRyūzōji Masaie
Personal details
BornMarch 24, 1529
DiedMay 4, 1584(1584-05-04) (aged 55)
Battle of Okitanawate
NationalityJapanese
ChildrenRyūzōji Masaie, Egami Ietane, Gotō Ienobu
Parent
  • Ryûzôji Chikaie (father)
RelativesRyūzōji Naganobu (brother) Ryūzōji Nobuchika (brother)
Military service
AllegianceRyūzōji clan
Shōni clan
CommandsSuko Castle
Battles/warsSiege of Saga Castle (1554)
Battle of Imayama (1570)
Siege of Suko Castle (1574)
Hizen Campaign (1578)
Battle of Okitanawate (1584)
In this Japanese name, the surname is Ryūzōji.

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

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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

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  1. ^ 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. ^ a b c d e "日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)「龍造寺隆信」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. pp. 74, 234–235. ISBN 9781854095237.
  4. ^ "Ryūzōji Takanobu". Shiraishi town official. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ryūzōji" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 802.
  6. ^ "Nabeshima Naoshigeの解説". kotobank. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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