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[[File:Shimazu-iehisa-1576.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Grave of Shimazu Iehisa (Tadatsune) at [[Fukusho-ji|Fukushô-ji]] in [[Kagoshima]]]]
* ''Born: [[1576]]''
* ''Born: [[1576]]''
* ''Died: [[1638]]''
* ''Died: [[1638]]''
* ''Japanese'': [[島津]]忠恒 ''(Shimazu Tadatsune)''
* ''Japanese'': [[島津]]忠恒 ''(Shimazu Tadatsune)''
Tadatsune was the 3rd son of [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]]. He became the [[daimyo|daimyô]] of the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] following his family's involvement in the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] and went to [[Edo]] in [[1603]] to personally pledge his loyalty to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. He received the character 'Ie' from [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] and surname [[Matsudaira]].
Tadatsune was the 3rd son of [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]]. He became the [[daimyo|daimyô]] of the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] following his family's involvement in the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] and went to [[Edo]] in [[1603]] to personally pledge his loyalty to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. He received the character 'Ie' from [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] and surname [[Matsudaira clan|Matsudaira]].
Tadatsune (now known as Iehisa) thus became the first [[Edo period]] lord of [[Satsuma han]]; he requested, and received, permission to [[Invasion of Ryukyu|invade the Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and did so in [[1609]].
Tadatsune (now known as Iehisa) thus became the first [[Edo period]] lord of [[Satsuma han]]; he requested, and received, permission to [[Invasion of Ryukyu|invade the Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and did so in [[1609]].
