Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese daimyō (died 1611)

Shimazu Yoshihisa

Japanese feudal lord of Satsuma Province

Shimazu Yoshihisa was a powerful daimyō and the 16th Chief of Shimazu clan of Satsuma Province, the eldest son of Shimazu Takahisa. He was renowned as a great general, who managed to subjugate Kyushu through the deft maneuvering of his three brothers. Eventually, in 1585,…