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* ''Title: Taro-byoe''
* ''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] retainer''
Tadaakira served [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]]. In [[1587]] he attempted to hold off the armies of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] from his castle of Hirasa, which guarded one of the approaches to [[Kagoshima]]. He at length surrendered along with the rest of the Shimazu clan.
==References==
* Initial text from [http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com] FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
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[[Category:Sengoku Period]]