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Fumatane was the daimyô of the [[Akizuki clan|Akizuki]] house during the mid-16th Century. He became a retainer of [[Ouchi Yoshitaka|Ôuchi Yoshitaka]] in [[1541]] but after Yoshitaka's death he became a vassal of the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]]. In [[1557]], having formed relations with the [[Mori clan|Môri]], he rebelled, only to be attacked by a 20,000-man Ôtomo army commanded by [[Tachibana Dosetsu|Tachibana Dôsetsu]] and [[Usuki Akihaya]]. He committed suicide along with his eldest son Harutane on 6/8/1557 but his second son Tanezane was taken into the protection of the Môri.
 
Fumatane was the daimyô of the [[Akizuki clan|Akizuki]] house during the mid-16th Century. He became a retainer of [[Ouchi Yoshitaka|Ôuchi Yoshitaka]] in [[1541]] but after Yoshitaka's death he became a vassal of the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]]. In [[1557]], having formed relations with the [[Mori clan|Môri]], he rebelled, only to be attacked by a 20,000-man Ôtomo army commanded by [[Tachibana Dosetsu|Tachibana Dôsetsu]] and [[Usuki Akihaya]]. He committed suicide along with his eldest son Harutane on 6/8/1557 but his second son Tanezane was taken into the protection of the Môri.
 
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* Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
 
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Fumatane was the daimyô of the Akizuki house during the mid-16th Century. He became a retainer of Ôuchi Yoshitaka in 1541 but after Yoshitaka's death he became a vassal of the Ôtomo. In 1557, having formed relations with the Môri, he rebelled, only to be attacked by a 20,000-man Ôtomo army commanded by Tachibana Dôsetsu and Usuki Akihaya. He committed suicide along with his eldest son Harutane on 6/8/1557 but his second son Tanezane was taken into the protection of the Môri.

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