Ryuzoji clan

Japanese: 竜造寺氏 - りゅうぞうじうじ

A feudal lord during the Sengoku period. It is said that he was a descendant of Fujiwara Hidesato, but it is unclear. The first Hideie was appointed as the land steward of Ryuzoji in Hizen Province and called himself the Ryuzoji clan. During the Muromachi period, he belonged to the Shoni clan, but during the Sengoku period, Takanobu emerged and advanced into Chikugo and Hizen, becoming as powerful as the Shimazu and Otomo clans. In 1584, he was defeated by the Shimazu clan and Takanobu was killed in battle. His son Masaie was in poor health, so his vassal, the Nabeshima clan, took over state affairs in his place, and in 1607 the Ryuzoji clan died out.

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Japanese:

戦国大名。藤原秀郷(ひでさと)の一流と伝えるが不明。初代秀家が肥前(ひぜん)国竜造寺地頭職(しき)に補任(ぶにん)され竜造寺氏と称した。室町時代は少弐(しょうに)氏に属したが，戦国時代隆信が出て筑後(ちくご)・肥前まで進出し，島津・大友両氏と並ぶ勢力となった。1584年島津氏に敗れ，隆信は敗死。子の政家は病弱のため家臣の鍋島氏が国事を代行，1607年竜造寺氏は絶家。

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