Shimazu Sanehisa

• Sons: Shimazu Yoshitora, Shimazu Tadatoshi (Shikibu daisuke; 1508-1549)
• Distinction: Shimazu retainer
• Japanese: 島津実久 (Shimazu Sanehisa)

Sanehisa, lord of Izumi castle in Satsuma province, rebelled against Shimazu Katsuhisa in 1526 and attempted to establish himself as an independent power. He fought with the Iriki-in and in 1539 suffered the loss of a number of his forts, including Ichiku and Momotsugi.

References

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