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| | *''Japanese'': 平田太郎左衛門尉僧宗 ''(Hirata Tarousaemonjou Masamune)'' | | *''Japanese'': 平田太郎左衛門尉僧宗 ''(Hirata Tarousaemonjou Masamune)'' |
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| − | Masamune was a senior councilor to [[Shimazu Tadatsune]]. Played a role in the [[invasion of Ryukyu]]. He was assassinated on Tadatsune's orders on suspicion of treason. | + | Masamune was a senior councilor to [[Shimazu Tadatsune]], who played a role in the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu]]. |
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| | + | Despite the support of a number of key Shimazu retainers, the younger [[Kabayama Hisataka]] was chosen over Masamune, at a meeting of the senior retainers of the clan on 1609/2/6, to lead the invasion; Masamune served as his second-in-command. |
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| | + | He was assassinated on Tadatsune's orders on suspicion of treason. |
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| | He is known in some records as 他魯済 (pinyin: ''Taluji''), a Chinese approximation of the pronunciation of Tarôsae, the middle part of his name. | | He is known in some records as 他魯済 (pinyin: ''Taluji''), a Chinese approximation of the pronunciation of Tarôsae, the middle part of his name. |
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| | * Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005 | | * Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005 |
| | * ''[[Rekidai Hoan|Rekidai Hôan]]''. Item 1-18-03. | | * ''[[Rekidai Hoan|Rekidai Hôan]]''. Item 1-18-03. |
| | + | *Turnbull, Stephen. ''The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609''. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2009. |
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