Ryūzōji forcesRyūzōji
Ryūzōji Takanobu
龍造寺隆信
“The Bear of Hizen”
1529–1584 (aged 56)
- Rank / office
- Governor of Yamashiro
- Domain / base
- Hizen
- Banner / crest
- Sun with rays
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
The strongman of Kyushu who revived a fallen house and unified Hizen in a single generation. Feared as "the Bear of Hizen," he was called the "lord of five provinces and two islands," ranked with the Shimazu and the Ōtomo. But at Okitanawate his great army collapsed in the muddy paddies under the feigned-retreat ambush of the Shimazu–Arima alliance, he himself was killed, and the power of the Ryūzōji declined at a stroke.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1570Genki 1
Battle of Imayama
Beat a great Ōtomo army with a night attack and secured his position in Hizen.
- 1581Tenshō 9
Lord of Five Provinces and Two Islands
Unified Hizen and built a great power in north-western Kyushu.
- 1584Tenshō 12
Death at Okitanawate
His headquarters was overrun in the Shimazu–Arima feigned-retreat ambush, and he was killed.
Battle of Okitanawate Commander-in-chief 8,000 troops Watch in 3D › "The Bear of Hizen," who mastered the province in a single generation. Hungry for victory he drove his army onto the causeway, had his column cut by the ambush and was killed.
