- Iriki-In Shigetomo
nihongo|Iriki-In Shigetomo|入来院重朝 (????-1544) Iriki-In Shigetomo, the son of
Iriki-In Shigetoshi . Shigetomo was a vassal under theShimazu clan of Satsuma. The lord of theShimazu clan ,Shimazu Katsuhisa , suffered the rebellion of a kinsman, Sanehisa, and was forced to flee Satsuma during the year of 1526. TheShimazu clan head was then passed on to Katsuhisa's eldest son,Shimazu Takahisa . Even though Takahisa was the new head, Katsuhisa still had authority over a good amount of land. Considering Shigetomo's lands were very close to that of the Shimazu's, he found himself in conflicts between theSanehisa aroundMomotosugi .In Katsuhisa's attempt to increase the prestige of the
Iriki-In clan, he awarded Shigetomo with theMomotosugi Castle . Katsuhisa also rewarded their clan with theKoriyama Castle the following year.During 1539, Shigetomo stormed the
Momotsugi in a night raid. This event increased Shigetomo's reputation, earning the respect ofShimazu Takahisa , and earning a new castle. During the following year, Shigetomo overcame many forts such as theHirasa ,Kuma no sho ,Miyasato ,Tazaki , andTakea , also gaining prominence within Satsuma for his clan. During the year to follow however, Shigetomo and Shimazu Takahisa's relationship between each other began to sour. This was due to rumors that Shigetomo was plotting a rebellion against Takahisa, even though Shigetomo's younger sister was the wife of Takahisa and mother of the Shimazu heir, Yoshihisa.In 1544, Shigetomo died, and Takahisa took his Koriyama Castle.
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