Nejime Shigehira

  • Born: 1566
  • Died: 1629
  • Titles: Aki no kami
  • Other names: Shigetora
  • Distinction: Shimazu retainer
  • Japanese: 禰寝重張 (Nejime Shigehira)

Nejime Shigehira was a son of Nejime Shigetake and served three generations of Shimazu clan heads: Yoshihisa, Yoshihiro, and Iehisa (Tadatsuna). He fought in a number of notable battles, including the 1609 invasion of Ryukyu.[1]

He held Nejime castle in Ôsumi province.

References

  1. Maria Grazia Petrucci, “Caught Between Piracy and Trade: The Shimazu of Southern Japan…”, in Robert Antony and Angela Schottenhammer (eds.), Beyond the Silk Roads, Harrassowitz Verlag (2017), p104.