Kabayama Hisataka
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- Died: 1634
- Distinction: Shimazu clan karô, general
- Japanese: 樺山 権左衛門 久高 (Kabayama Gonzaemon Hisataka)
Kabayama Hisataka was a karô of Satsuma han. The chief commander of the han's forces, he led the invasion of Ryûkyû in 1609.
Kabayama is known in some records as 呉済 (Gozai), a Chinese approximation of the Japanese pronunciation of 権左 (Gonza).
References
- Rekidai Hôan. Item 1-18-03.
