Kabayama Hisataka

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  • Born: 1560
  • 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).

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