was a
Japan
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ese samurai of the
Azuchi–Momoyama period
The was the final phase of the in Japanese history from 1568 to 1600.
After the outbreak of the Ōnin War in 1467, the power of the Ashikaga Shogunate effectively collapsed, marking the start of the chaotic Sengoku period. In 1568, Oda Nob ...
, who served the
Shimazu clan
The were the ''daimyō'' of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.
The Shimazu were identified as one of the '' tozama'' or outsider ''daimyō'' familiesAppert, Georges ''et al.'' (1888). in contr ...
. He was the son of
Hongo Tokihisa, another Shimazu vassal.
In 1573, Tadatora and his father held
Kumamoto Castle
is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and well-fortified castle. The is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but a number of ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original ca ...
against an attack by the
Kimotsuki family. After this, Tadatora went on to support the Shimazu in each of their conflicts against the rival
Ryūzōji and
Ōtomo forces.
In 1592, he securing for himself a part in
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's 1st Korean Campaign. Later in 1593, Tadatora died in Korea, at Karashima island (modern-day
Kadok-do).
References
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"Hongō-shi" at Harimaya.com(22 March 2008)
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Samurai
1556 births
1594 deaths
Shimazu retainers