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* ''Born: [[1547]]''
* ''Died: [[1587]]''
* ''Sons: [[Shimazu Toyohisa]]''
* ''Titles: Nakatsukasa taiyu''
Iehisa was the 4th son of [[Shimazu Takahisa]]. He was one of the most famed [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] commanders and fought in most of his brother [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Yoshihisa's]] battles. In [[1578]] he held [[Taka castle]] in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga]] against a powerful [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]] army, allowing his brothers time to raise a relief army and rush to his aid. The Ôtomo were crushed at the [[Battle of Mimigawa]], which Iehisa joined by leading his men out of the castle and into the enemy's rear. He especially distinguished himself at the [[Battle of Okitanawate]], where he led 2,000 Shimazu and 1,000 [[Arima clan|Arima]] troops in a victory over [[Ryuzoji Takanobu|Ryûzôji Takanobu]] that resulted in the latter's death. He fought bravely against the invading [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]] forces in [[1587]] but died suddenly at his [[Sadowara castle]] in Hyûga on 10 July, possibly as the result of poisoning. He was probably the finest warrior the Shimazu produced in the [[Sengoku Period]].
==References==
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[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]
* ''Died: [[1587]]''
* ''Sons: [[Shimazu Toyohisa]]''
* ''Titles: Nakatsukasa taiyu''
Iehisa was the 4th son of [[Shimazu Takahisa]]. He was one of the most famed [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] commanders and fought in most of his brother [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Yoshihisa's]] battles. In [[1578]] he held [[Taka castle]] in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga]] against a powerful [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]] army, allowing his brothers time to raise a relief army and rush to his aid. The Ôtomo were crushed at the [[Battle of Mimigawa]], which Iehisa joined by leading his men out of the castle and into the enemy's rear. He especially distinguished himself at the [[Battle of Okitanawate]], where he led 2,000 Shimazu and 1,000 [[Arima clan|Arima]] troops in a victory over [[Ryuzoji Takanobu|Ryûzôji Takanobu]] that resulted in the latter's death. He fought bravely against the invading [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]] forces in [[1587]] but died suddenly at his [[Sadowara castle]] in Hyûga on 10 July, possibly as the result of poisoning. He was probably the finest warrior the Shimazu produced in the [[Sengoku Period]].
==References==
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[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]