Takanobu Ryuzoji

Japanese: 竜造寺隆信 - りゅうぞうじ・たかのぶ

Year of death: March 24, 1584 (May 4, 1584)
Year of birth: 1529
A military commander in Hizen (Saga Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture) during the Sengoku period. His real name changed to Tanenobu, Takatane, and Takanobu. The character "taka" was given to him by Ouchi Yoshitaka. His childhood name was Chohoshimaru. He held the position of Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Yamashiro no Kami. He was the son of Chikae. He initially became a monk, but in 1546 (Tenbun 15), he returned to secular life and inherited the Mizugae Ryuzoji clan. When Tanehide of the main Ryuzoji family died in 1547, he also inherited the main family. After the downfall of Ouchi Yoshitaka, he fled to Chikugo (Fukuoka Prefecture) in a rebellion by his vassal Dobashi Iemasu. In 1559, he returned to Saga Castle. He later defeated powerful forces in Hizen such as Shoni Fuyuhisa and Jindai Katsutoshi, and after the rise of the Mori clan, he aligned himself with them and opposed Hizen Shugo Otomo Sorin. After defeating the Otomo forces at the Battle of Hizen Imayama in 1570 and making peace with them, he fought against local lords in various parts of Hizen. After the Battle of Mimikawa in November 1578, he again rebelled against the Otomo clan, advancing into Chikugo, Chikuzen (Fukuoka Prefecture), and Higo (Kumamoto Prefecture), and quickly became a feudal lord. However, it is incorrect to say that early modern historical records describe him as the "Governor of the Five Provinces." In the same year, he handed over the family headship to his son Masaie and retired, but he continued to be involved in governing his territory. On March 24, 1579, he was killed in battle at Okitanawate while fighting the Shimazu forces that had advanced north in Shimabara. After Takanobu's death, the Ryuzoji clan rapidly lost influence. <References> Kawazoe Hiroshi, "Ryuzoji Takanobu," Horimoto Kazushige, "The Two Heads of the Ryuzoji Clan and Substitution" (Kyushu Historical Studies, No. 109)

(Saeki Hirotsugu)

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没年：天正12.3.24(1584.5.4)
生年：享禄2(1529)
戦国時代の肥前(佐賀県,長崎県)の武将。実名は胤信,隆胤,隆信と変化。隆の字は大内義隆から与えられた。幼名長法師丸。官途は民部大輔,山城守。周家の子。はじめ出家して僧となったが,天文15(1546)年に還俗し水ケ江竜造寺氏を相続。同17年に竜造寺本家の胤栄が没すると,本家も相続した。大内義隆の滅亡後,家臣土橋家益の反乱にあい筑後(福岡県)に逃れた。同22年に佐嘉(佐賀)城に帰る。その後,少弐冬尚,神代勝利ら肥前の有力な勢力を破り,毛利氏の台頭後は同氏に通じて肥前守護大友宗麟に敵対した。元亀1(1570)年の肥前今山合戦で大友軍を破り,これと和睦したのち,肥前各地の国衆と戦う。天正6(1578)年11月の耳川の戦ののち,再び大友氏に反旗を翻し,筑後,筑前(福岡県),肥後(熊本県)に進出,急速に大名化した。ただし,近世の史書が「五州之大守」とするのは誤りである。同9年に家督を子の政家に譲り隠居したが,領国支配には以後も関与した。同12年3月24日,北上した島津軍と島原にて交戦中,沖田畷で戦死。隆信の死後,竜造寺氏は急速に勢力を失った。<参考文献>川副博『竜造寺隆信』,堀本一繁「竜造寺氏の二頭政治と代替り」(『九州史学』109号)

(佐伯弘次)

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