Background
Akizuki Tanezane was born in 1548.
Akizuki Tanezane was born in 1548.
Warlord of Akizuki Castle in Chikuzen Province (Fukuoka Prefecture). After his father and brother were defeated by the Otomo clan and had to kill themselves he sought aid from Motonari Mori, but when refused he surrendered to them. Later he changed fronts and served the Shimazu clan. When Hideyoshi Toyotomi declared war against the Shimazu clan he defended the Akizuki Castle but was defeated. Hideyoshi, however, treated him well because of his noble stock and made him a feudal lord at Takarabe (1587).