Minowa Shigezumi

• Titles: Iga no kami
• Distinction: Shimazu retainer

Shigezumi served Shimazu Takahisa and Yoshihisa. He earned fame for leading a relief force that rescued Shimazu Yoshihisa, trapped by an enemy army at Kitamura Castle in 1555. He later became a lay-priest and wrote of the Shimazu's battles under Yoshihisa.

References

• Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005