Niiro Tadamoto

Niiro Tadamoto (新納 忠元, 1526 – 16 January 1611) was a retainer of Satsuma daimyō Shimazu Yoshihisa. He is also known as Jiroshirō.

Niiro Tadamoto
Niiro Tadamoto
Born1526 (1526)
Died16 January 1611(1611-01-16) (aged 84)
AllegianceShimazu clan
Battles/warsBattle of Hetsugigawa
Battle of Sendaigawa

He participated in Kyushu Campaign at the Battle of Sendaigawa.[1] Niiro led his men in a charge against the Toyotomi force, and even engaged the famous warrior Katō Kiyomasa in personal combat before retreating under cover of night.[1]

References

  1. Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 240. ISBN 9781854095237.


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