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| * ''Born: [[1546]]'' | | * ''Born: [[1546]]'' |
− | * ''Died: [[1619]]'' | + | * ''Died: [[1619]]/2/3'' |
| * ''Other name: Kurozaemon'' | | * ''Other name: Kurozaemon'' |
− | * ''Japanese'': 長 連竜 ''(Chou Tsuratatsu)'' | + | * ''Japanese'': [[長]] 連竜 ''(Chou Tsuratatsu)'' |
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− | Tsuratatsu was the second son of [[Cho Tsugutsura]]. He was at first a monk, but returned to secular life in [[1577]] after the death of his father and older brother and joined [[Oda Nobunaga]], and was reestablished in [[Noto province]]. He assisted [[Shibata Katsuie]] with suppressing Kaga monto in [[1580]] and was subsequently granted land confiscated from the [[Isurugi Shrine]] in [[Echizen province|Echizen]]. That same year he became a [[Yoriki]] for [[Maeda Toshiie]], and after the [[Honnoji Incident]], he became a vassal. | + | Tsuratatsu was the second son of [[Cho Tsugutsura|Chô Tsugutsura]]. He was at first a monk, but returned to secular life in [[1577]] when his father Tsugutsura and older brother [[Cho Tsunatsura|Tsunatsura]], vassals of the [[Hatakeyama clan]], were [[siege of Nanao|besieged at Nanao castle]]. While [[Uesugi Kenshin]] besieged the castle, Tsuratatsu sought aid from [[Oda Nobunaga]]. Later joining Nobunaga, he was granted territory and was reestablished in [[Noto province]]. |
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| + | He assisted [[Shibata Katsuie]] with suppressing [[Kaga Ikki|Kaga monto]] in [[1580]], and defeated [[Asai Kagetaka]] at [[Nanao castle|Nanao]], for which Nobunaga granted him land in Kajima in Noto. He was also subsequently granted land confiscated from the [[Isurugi Shrine]] in [[Echizen province|Echizen]]. The following year he became a ''[[yoriki]]'' for [[Maeda Toshiie]], and after the [[Honnoji Incident|Honnôji Incident]], he became a vassal. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| * 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 |
| * [[Sengoku Jinmei Jiten]] | | * [[Sengoku Jinmei Jiten]] |
| + | * "[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%95%B7%E9%80%A3%E7%AB%9C Chô Tsuratatsu]." ''Asahi Nippon rekishi jinbutsu jiten'' 朝日日本歴史人物事典 (Asahi Encyclopedia of Japanese Historical Figures). Accessed via Kotobank.jp, 4 January 2011. |
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| [[Category:Samurai]] | | [[Category:Samurai]] |
| [[Category:Sengoku Period]] | | [[Category:Sengoku Period]] |