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*''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)''
−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.
+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.
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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* 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.
* ''[[Rekidai Hoan|Rekidai Hôan]]''. Item 1-18-03.
+*Turnbull, Stephen. ''The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609''. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2009.
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