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* ''Other names: Tadahira''

* ''Other names: Tadahira''

* ''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] retainer, Lord of [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]] and [[Osumi province|Ôsumi]]''

* ''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] retainer, Lord of [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]] and [[Osumi province|Ôsumi]]''

 

Yoshihiro was the 2nd son of [[Shimazu Takahisa]] and was born on 21 August 1535. He displayed great promise from an early age and served in many of his brother [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Yoshihisa's]] campaigns. At [[Kizakihara]] in [[1572]], 300 men under Yoshihiro defeated [[Ito Yoshisuke|Itô Yoshisuke's]] 3000 in what is sometimes called the "[[Okehazama]] of [[Kyushu]]". He went on to fight at [[Takabaru]] ([[1576]]), [[Mimigawa]] ([[1576]]), [[Minamata]] ([[1581]]), and [[Hetsugigawa]] ([[1587]]). He was named [[daimyo|daimyô]] following the submission of the Shimazu to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi]] in 1587. He led 10,000 men in the [[First Korean Campaign]] (1592-93) and during the [[Second Korean Campaign]] fought at the battles of [[Battle of Namwon|Namwôn]] and [[Battle of Sachon|Sachôn]]. At the start of the First Korean Campaign, a number of retainers, including his own brother [[Shimazu Toshihisa|Toshihisa]], protested being called on to serve and so Yoshihiro was compelled to punish them. He sided with [[Ishida Mitsunari]] during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] of [[1600]]. Along with Shimazu Toyohisa he joined Ishida's army but their small contingent was almost wiped out in the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. After the defeat he retired in favor of his son Tadatsune. He is said to have fought in 52 battles over the course of his life and was an able leader. He died on 30 August 1619.  

Yoshihiro was the 2nd son of [[Shimazu Takahisa]] and was born on 21 August 1535. He displayed great promise from an early age and served in many of his brother [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Yoshihisa's]] campaigns. At [[Kizakihara]] in [[1572]], 300 men under Yoshihiro defeated [[Ito Yoshisuke|Itô Yoshisuke's]] 3000 in what is sometimes called the "[[Okehazama]] of [[Kyushu]]". He went on to fight at [[Takabaru]] ([[1576]]), [[Mimigawa]] ([[1576]]), [[Minamata]] ([[1581]]), and [[Hetsugigawa]] ([[1587]]). He was named [[daimyo|daimyô]] following the submission of the Shimazu to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi]] in 1587. He led 10,000 men in the [[First Korean Campaign]] (1592-93) and during the [[Second Korean Campaign]] fought at the battles of [[Battle of Namwon|Namwôn]] and [[Battle of Sachon|Sachôn]]. At the start of the First Korean Campaign, a number of retainers, including his own brother [[Shimazu Toshihisa|Toshihisa]], protested being called on to serve and so Yoshihiro was compelled to punish them. He sided with [[Ishida Mitsunari]] during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] of [[1600]]. Along with Shimazu Toyohisa he joined Ishida's army but their small contingent was almost wiped out in the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. After the defeat he retired in favor of his son Tadatsune. He is said to have fought in 52 battles over the course of his life and was an able leader. He died on 30 August 1619.