Difference between revisions of "Hirata Masamune"
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| − | * ''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan| | + | *''Died: [[1610]]'' |
| + | *''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan]] [[karo|karô]], assistant general<!--副大将-->'' | ||
| + | *''Japanese'': [[平田]] 太郎左衛門尉 僧宗 ''(Hirata Tarousaemonjou Masamune)'' | ||
| + | Masamune was a senior councilor to [[Shimazu Tadatsune]], who played a role in the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu]]. | ||
| − | + | 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. | ||
==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 | ||
| + | * ''[[Rekidai Hoan|Rekidai Hôan]]''. Item 1-18-03. | ||
| + | *Turnbull, Stephen. ''The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609''. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2009. | ||
[[Category:Samurai]] | [[Category:Samurai]] | ||
[[Category:Sengoku Period]] | [[Category:Sengoku Period]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:29, 21 January 2019
- Born: 1566
- Died: 1610
- Distinction: Shimazu clan karô, assistant general
- Japanese: 平田 太郎左衛門尉 僧宗 (Hirata Tarousaemonjou Masamune)
Masamune was a senior councilor to Shimazu Tadatsune, who played a role in the 1609 invasion of Ryukyu.
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.
He was assassinated on Tadatsune's orders on suspicion of treason.
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.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
- Rekidai Hôan. Item 1-18-03.
- Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2009.