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[[File:Shimazu-takahisa.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Shimazu Takahisa's grave, at the [[Shimazu clan]] cemetery at [[Fukusho-ji|Fukushô-ji]] in [[Kagoshima]]]]
* ''Born: [[1514]]''
* ''Born: [[1514]]''
* ''Died: [[1571]]''
* ''Died: [[1571]]''
* ''Sons: [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]], [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]], [[Shimazu Iehisa]], [[Shimazu Toshihisa]]''
* ''Sons: [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]], [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]], [[Shimazu Iehisa]], [[Shimazu Toshihisa]]''
* ''Titles: Mutsu no kami, Saemon no jô ''
* ''Titles: Mutsu no kami, Saemon no jô''
* ''Distinction: Lord of [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]]''
* ''Distinction: Lord of [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]]''
* ''Japanese'': [[島津]]貴久 ''(Shimazu Takahisa)''
Takahisa was the 15th head of the [[Shimazu clan]], and oversaw the relocation of the clan's seat from [[Shimizu castle]] to [[Uchi castle]].
He was born on 28 May 1514, the son of [[Shimazu Tadayoshi (Soshu)|Shimazu Sagami no kami Tadayoshi]] ([[1492]]-[[1568]]), and was adopted by [[Shimazu Katsuhisa]]. He became the lord of [[Kagoshima]] after Katsuhisa was forced to flee by [[Shimazu Sanehisa|Shimazu Sanehisa's]] rebellion in [[1526]]. A capable and ambitious leader, Takahisa took Kagoshima in [[1536]] and afterwards gradually extended his authority throughout Satsuma province. In addition to Sanehisa's branch of the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]], Takahisa faced resistance from such erstwhile vassals as the [[Iriki-in clan|Iriki-in]], [[Kimotsuki clan|Kimotsuki]] and [[Keto-in clan|Ketô-in clan]]s. He was one of the first ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' to employ firearms in battle, doing so at [[Battle of Kajiki|Kajiki]] in [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]] [[1549]]. He met with [[Francis Xavier]] in [[Kagoshima]] that same year.
Takahisa relocated the clan seat to Uchi castle in [[1550]], and dispatched [[Ijuin Tadaaki|Ijûin Tadaaki]] to Shimizu to suppress rebellions and secure Shimazu control over the province; however, he faced considerable resistance from the [[Kimotsuki clan|Kimotsuki]] and [[Shibuya clan]]s. In [[1554]], Takahisa's forces won a notable victory against the [[Hishikari clan|Hishikari]], [[Kamo clan|Kamô]], and [[Ketoin clan|Ketôin clan]]s at [[Iwatsurugi castle]]. He then began fighting the Shibuya, Iriki-in, and [[Ito clan|Itô]] clans in earnest; his son [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]] would later complete the defeat of these clans, and secure Shimazu control over the remainder of [[Satsuma province]].<ref>"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/word/family08.html Sanshû tôitsu]," ''Satsuma Shimazu-ke no rekishi'', [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]] official website.</ref>
He officially retired in favor of Yoshihisa in [[1566]], having brought some measure of stability to the Shimazu domain. By [[1569]], he had defeated the Iriki-in and [[Togo clan|Tôgô clans]], and secured his hold on Satsuma; the following year, he repulsed a naval attack by members of the Kimotsuki, [[Ijiki clan|Ijiki]], and [[Nejime clan]]s. He died on 15 July 1571.
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|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Shimazu Katsuhisa]]'''
|width="35%"|'''Head of [[Shimazu clan]]'''<br>[[1526]]-[[1566]]
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Shimazu Yoshihisa]]'''
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==References==
==References==
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*"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/word/sengoku02.html Ôsumi kassen]," ''Satsuma Shimazu-ke no rekishi'', [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]] official website.
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