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*''Born: [[1566]]''
*''Born: [[1566]]''
*''Died: [[1610]]''
*''Died: [[1610]]''
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*''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan]] [[karo|karô]], assistant general<!--副大将-->''
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*''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan]] [[karo|karô]], assistant general<!--副大将-->''
*''Japanese'': 平田太郎左衛門尉僧宗 ''(Hirata Tarousaemonjou Masamune)''
*''Japanese'': 平田太郎左衛門尉僧宗 ''(Hirata Tarousaemonjou Masamune)''
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Masamune was a senior councilor to [[Shimazu Tadatsune]]. He was assassinated on Tadatsune's orders on suspicion of treason.
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Masamune was a senior councilor to [[Shimazu Tadatsune]]. Played a role in the [[invasion of Ryukyu]]. 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.
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