Shimazu Takahisa
Shimazu Takahisa | |
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島津貴久 | |
 Shimazu Takahisa | |
| Head of Shimazu clan | |
| In office 1527–1566 | |
| Preceded by | Shimazu Katsuhisa |
| Succeeded by | Shimazu Yoshihisa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 28, 1514 Daimyō |
| Unit |  Shimazu clan |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Kajiki (1549) Siege of Iwatsurugi (1554) |
Shimazu Takahisa (島津 貴久, May 28, 1514 – July 15, 1571), a son of
daimyō during Japan's Sengoku period. He was the fifteenth head of the Shimazu clan
.
Biography
In 1514, he is said to have been born in
Kyūshū
; he is also said to have a daughter of unknown name.
Takahisa actively promoted relationships with foreign people and countries. He was the first daimyo to bring Western firearms into Japan, following the shipwreck of a number of Portuguese on
Ryūkyū Kingdom
.
In 1549, he used "Portuguese-derived" firearms to take Kajiki castle.[4]
In 1554, Shimazu Takahisa had to take action against his rebellious kokujin vassals, Ito clan and Kimotsuki clan, at Siege of Iwatsurugi Castle.
In 1570, he relinquished the family head position to Shimazu Yoshihisa.[2] He died in 1571.[2]
Notable retainers
- Ijuin Tadaaki
- Tanegashima Tokitaka
- Niiro Tadamoto
References
- ^ "国史跡 伊作城" (in Japanese). 南さつま観光. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Shimazu Takahisa". kotobank. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Miki, Tamon: "The Influence of Western Culture on Japanese Art"; Monumenta Nipponica (19, 3/4) 1964 p. 380–401
- ISBN 1-85409-523-4.
- Frédéric, Louis (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
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