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* ''Birth: [[1510]]''
* ''Death: [[1550]]''
* ''Distinction: [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]] retainer
Chikazane was a favored retainer of [[Otomo Yoshiaki|Ôtomo Yoshiaki]] and was made the guardian of [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Sôrin]]. When Yoshiaki let out that he wished to name a younger son as his heir, Chikazane and a faction of other Ôtomo retainers surrounding Sôrin assassinated Yoshiaki in 1550. Sorin, although possibly fully aware of Chikazane's intentions beforehand, destroyed him in turn.
==References==
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[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]