births
August 21, 1535
Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese general (died 1619)
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Shimazu Yoshihiro was the second son of Shimazu Takahisa and the younger brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa. Traditionally believed to be the 17th head of the Shimazu clan, he was a skilled general during the Sengoku period who greatly contributed to the unification of Kyūshū.