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{{Japanese name|Hongō}}
{{nihongo|'''Hongō Tadatora'''|北郷 忠虎||1556 – January 24, 1594}} was [[Japan]]ese samurai of the [[Azuchi–Momoyama period]], who served the [[Shimazu clan]]. He was the son of [[Hongo Tokihisa]], another Shimazu vassal. In 1573, Tadatora and his father held [[Kumamoto Castle]] 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 clan|Ryūzōji]] and [[Ōtomo clan|Ōtomo]] forces, also securing for himself a part in [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi's 1st Korean Campaign]] of 1593. Tadatora died in Korea, at Karashima island (modern-day [[Kadok-do]]).

==References==

* {{ja icon}} [http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/s_hongo.html "Hongō-shi" at Harimaya.com] (22 March 2008)

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[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:1556 births]]
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[[Category:Shimazu retainers]]