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* ''Birth: [[1550]]''
* ''Death: [[1607]]''
* ''Other name: Ukyônosuke''
* ''Distinction: [[Mutsu province|Mutsu]] warlord


Tamenobu, who resided at [[Oura castle|Ôura castle]], was the son of [[Oura Morinobu|Ôura Morinobu]] and was adopted by his uncle, [[Oura Tameaki|Tameaki]]. He became the lord of the [[Oura clan|Ôura]] in [[1567]] and was at that time a vassal of the [[Nanbu clan|Nanbu family]]. He defeated [[Kitabatake Akimura]] in [[1578]] and in the summer of [[1581]] he rebelled against the Nanbu and established himself as an independent power. By [[1588]] he had extended his power over all of the Tsugaru region. He supported [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] during the [[Odawara Campaign]] ([[1590]]), the same year he adopted the name Tsugaru, and lent his forces to the reduction of [[Kunohe castle]] in [[1591]]. He went to [[Kyushu]] during the [[Korean Campaigns]] to join Hideyoshi’s headquarters. Following Hideyoshi’s death he initiated friendly relations with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] and he sided with him during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]]. He distinguished himself in the taking of [[Ogaki castle|Ôgaki castle]] in [[Mino province]]. Tamenobu ended his career at [[Hirosaki castle]] with an income of 47,000 koku. He died on 29 March 1607.

==References==
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