The Arima were descended from [[Fujiwara Sumitomo]] and were established in the 12th Century by [[Arima Tsunezumi]]. They were minor daimyô of the Takaku region of Kyushu, with their domain situated on [[Hizen province|Hizen Province's]] Shimabara Peninsula. They were pressed by their neighbors, most notably the [[Ryuzoji clan|Ryûzôji]], and to gain an advantage were friendly to the foreigners who called on them. They allied with the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] and in [[1584]] assisted in the decisive [[Battle of Okitanawate]], where [[Ryuzoji Takanobu|Ryûzôji Takanobu]] was killed. They afterwards submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. They lost their Hizen domain with the disgrace of [[Arima Harunobu]] in [[1612]], later being established in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga Province]]. | The Arima were descended from [[Fujiwara Sumitomo]] and were established in the 12th Century by [[Arima Tsunezumi]]. They were minor daimyô of the Takaku region of Kyushu, with their domain situated on [[Hizen province|Hizen Province's]] Shimabara Peninsula. They were pressed by their neighbors, most notably the [[Ryuzoji clan|Ryûzôji]], and to gain an advantage were friendly to the foreigners who called on them. They allied with the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] and in [[1584]] assisted in the decisive [[Battle of Okitanawate]], where [[Ryuzoji Takanobu|Ryûzôji Takanobu]] was killed. They afterwards submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. They lost their Hizen domain with the disgrace of [[Arima Harunobu]] in [[1612]], later being established in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga Province]]. |