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*''Born: [[1548]]''
*''Died: [[1586]]''
*''Died: [[1586]]''
*''Other Names'': [[高橋]]鎮種 ''(Takahashi Shigetane)''
*''Japanese'': 高橋紹運 ''(Takahashi Shouun, Jouun)''
Takahashi Shoun was a vassal of the [[Otomo clan]] of [[Bungo province]] who eventually succeeded the Takahashi clan. In 1586 he was attacked by a [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] army of 50,000 at [[Iwaya castle]], and died heroically. After the [[Battle of Sekigahara]], the Takahashi clan would cease to exist. However, Shoun's bloodline did continue. His seal, flag, and umajirushi are all unknown.
Takahashi Shigetane, or Shôun, was a vassal of the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo clan]] of [[Bungo province]], and governed [[Chikuzen province]]. In [[1586]], he was [[siege of Iwaya|attacked]] by a [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] army of 50,000 at [[Iwaya castle]] in [[Dazaifu (city)|Dazaifu]]. After holding out for over a month, he committed suicide. Though Takahashi and all of his men were killed, his resistance played a key role towards the Shimazu decision to give up on their efforts to push further into Ôtomo territory.
After the [[Battle of Sekigahara]], the Takahashi clan would cease to exist. However, Shôun's bloodline did continue. His seal, flag, and ''[[umajirushi]]'' are all unknown.
==References==
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*"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/word/family35.html Takahashi Shigetane]," ''Satsuma Shimazu-ke no rekishi'', [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]] official website.
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