Kiire Hisamichi

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  • Birth: 1532
  • Death: 1588
  • Titles: Shikibu-taiyu, Settsu no kami
  • Other name: Shimazu Hisamichi
  • Distinction: Shimazu retainer


Hisamichi was a son of Shimazu Tadayoshi and assumed the name 'Kiire' in 1558. He became an important Shimazu retainer who was present for many of Shimazu Yoshihisa's campaigns and acted as a negotiator with outside houses. He was notable for his skill at flower arrangement and linked poetry (renga).

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