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* ''Other names: Matatarô, Hachirôzaemon, Haruhisa, Yoshitoshi, Sashu Yoshitora''
* ''Other names: Matatarô, Hachirôzaemon, Haruhisa, Yoshitoshi, Sashu Yoshitora''
* ''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] retainer''
* ''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] retainer''
* ''Japanese'': [[島津]]義虎 ''(Shimazu Yoshitora)''
Yoshitora was a son of [[Shimazu Sanehisa]] and succeeded his father in [[1553]]. He served [[Shimazu Takahisa]] and [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Yoshihisa]] with distinction, in particular during the confrontation with the [[Ryuzoji clan|Ryûzôji]] at [[Battle of Okinawadate|Okinawadate]] in [[1584]]. Yoshitora was at times referred to as Sashu Yoshitora in light of his leadership of that branch of the Shimazu.
Yoshitora was a son of [[Shimazu Sanehisa]] and succeeded his father in [[1553]]. He served [[Shimazu Takahisa]] and [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Yoshihisa]] with distinction, in particular during the confrontation with the [[Ryuzoji clan|Ryûzôji]] at [[Battle of Okinawadate|Okinawadate]] in [[1584]]. Yoshitora was at times referred to as Sashu Yoshitora in light of his leadership of that branch of the Shimazu.
