Shimazu Sanehisa
- Died: 1553
- Sons: Shimazu Yoshitora, Shimazu Tadatoshi (Shikibu daisuke; 1508-1549)
- Distinction: Shimazu retainer
- Japanese: 島津実久 (Shimazu Sanehisa)
Shimazu Sanehisa, lord of Izumi castle in Satsuma province, rebelled against Shimazu Katsuhisa in 1526 and attempted to establish himself as an independent power.
Born of illegitimate Shimazu clan descent, he rebelled against Shimazu Katsuhisa when the latter decided to name Shimazu Takahisa his heir. Fighting for the succession, he attacked Kagoshima castle. Though he managed to hold off the Sôshû Shimazu for some time, Shimazu Tadayoshi and Takahisa gradually expanded their territory; Sanehisa fought with the Iriki-in clan and in 1539 suffered a number of losses at Kaseda, Ichiki, and Murasakibaru, in which he was driven out of Kagoshima.
Sanehisa later traveled to Kyoto, where he mingled with members of the Ashikaga shogunate and Imperial Court both. He returned to Kagoshima in 1553, and died of illness shortly afterward.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
- "Shimazu Sanehisa," Satsuma Shimazu-ke no rekishi, Shôkoshûseikan official website.
