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* ''Died: [[1610]]''
* ''Titles: Musashi no kami''
* ''Other names: Jiroshirô''
* ''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] retainer''
Tadamoto held [[Oguchi castle]] in [[Satsuma province]]. In the service of [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]] he fought in many battles and in [[1586]] was responsible for bringing down the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo's]] [[Toshimitsu castle]]. He played a notable role in the following [[Battle of Hetsugigawa]] (January [[1587]]) and earned fame during [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] invasion of Kyushu the following year. At the [[Battle of the Sendai River]] he led a gallant charge against the enormous [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]] army preparing to drive on [[Kagoshima province|Kagoshima]]. In the course of the bitter battle he fought a personal duel with [[Kato Kiyomasa]]. He was unhorsed but spared, and Hideyoshi himself expressed admiration for his courage. In addition to his skills as a warrior, Tadamoto was a man of cultural acuity and was adept in the composition of [[waka]] (31-syllable poetry) and [[tanka]].
==References==
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[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]
* ''Titles: Musashi no kami''
* ''Other names: Jiroshirô''
* ''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] retainer''
Tadamoto held [[Oguchi castle]] in [[Satsuma province]]. In the service of [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]] he fought in many battles and in [[1586]] was responsible for bringing down the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo's]] [[Toshimitsu castle]]. He played a notable role in the following [[Battle of Hetsugigawa]] (January [[1587]]) and earned fame during [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] invasion of Kyushu the following year. At the [[Battle of the Sendai River]] he led a gallant charge against the enormous [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]] army preparing to drive on [[Kagoshima province|Kagoshima]]. In the course of the bitter battle he fought a personal duel with [[Kato Kiyomasa]]. He was unhorsed but spared, and Hideyoshi himself expressed admiration for his courage. In addition to his skills as a warrior, Tadamoto was a man of cultural acuity and was adept in the composition of [[waka]] (31-syllable poetry) and [[tanka]].
==References==
{{biodict}}
[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]
