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Tsugaru Tamenobu

1550–1608 · 16th century · Also known as Ōura Tamenobu

Tsugaru Tamenobu, born Ōura Tamenobu, was a Japanese warlord who seized the Tsugaru region of northern Honshu from his overlords, the Nanbu, in the 1570s and 1580s. Recognised by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1590, he took the name Tsugaru and sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu at Sekigahara. He was the founder of the Hirosaki domain.

Tsugaru Tamenobu
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Hirosaki Domain

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tsugaru Tamenobu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tsugaru-tamenobu
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