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Shimazu Sadahisa was the fifth head of the [[Shimazu clan]].

Shimazu Sadahisa was the fifth head of the [[Shimazu clan]].

The son of [[Shimazu Tadamune]],

The son of [[Shimazu Tadamune]], Sadahisa joined the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]] and [[Shoni clan|Shôni clans]] in [[1333]] in siding with [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] and [[Ashikaga Takauji]] against the [[Kamakura shogunate]]. Among his chief contributions to this military effort was invading [[Dazaifu (city)|Dazaifu]] and attacking ''Chinzei tandai'' [[Hojo Hidetoki|Hôjô Hidetoki]], at the court's request; as a reward, he was granted authority over [[Osumi province|Ôsumi]] and [[Hyuga province|Hyûga provinces]], restoring Shimazu control over the full range of territory [[Shimazu Tadahisa]] held 120 years earlier.

 

In [[1333]], Sadahisa joined the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]] and [[Shoni clan|Shôni clans]] in siding with [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] and [[Ashikaga Takauji]] against the [[Kamakura shogunate]]. Among his chief contributions to this military effort was invading [[Dazaifu (city)|Dazaifu]]; as a reward, he was granted authority over [[Osumi province|Ôsumi]] and [[Hyuga province|Hyûga provinces]], restoring Shimazu control over the full range of territory [[Shimazu Tadahisa]] held 120 years earlier.

When Takauji rebelled against Emperor Go-Daigo, Sadahisa joined Takauji in this as well, fighting against the [[Kimotsuki clan|Kimotsuki]], [[Nejime clan|Nejime]], [[Taniyama clan|Taniyama]], and [[Ijuin clan|Ijûin clans]]. In [[1341]], Sadahisa took the [[Southern Court]] fortress of [[Tofukuji castle|Tôfukuji castle]] (located within his territory, in [[Kagoshima]] city), and named his son [[Shimazu Ujihisa]] castellan.

When Takauji rebelled against Emperor Go-Daigo, Sadahisa joined Takauji in this as well, fighting against the [[Kimotsuki clan|Kimotsuki]], [[Nejime clan|Nejime]], [[Taniyama clan|Taniyama]], and [[Ijuin clan|Ijûin clans]]. In [[1341]], Sadahisa took the [[Southern Court]] fortress of [[Tofukuji castle|Tôfukuji castle]] (located within his territory, in [[Kagoshima]] city), and named his son [[Shimazu Ujihisa]] castellan.

Sadahisa then defected to the side of the Southern Court in order to attack Go-Daigo's son, [[Prince Kaneyoshi]], but returned again to the side of the [[Northern Court]] shortly afterwards. When, in the Kannô era (1350-1352), Sadahisa sided with Takauji against the latter's son, [[Ashikaga Tadayoshi]].

Sadahisa then defected to the side of the Southern Court in order to attack Go-Daigo's son, [[Prince Kaneyoshi]], but returned again to the side of the [[Northern Court]] shortly afterwards. When, in the Kannô era (1350-1352), Sadahisa sided with Takauji against the latter's son, [[Ashikaga Tadayoshi]].

He died in [[1363]], at the age of 95. Since his eldest son [[Shimazu Yorihisa]], and second son, [[Shimazu Munehisa]], died young, the succession was divided between Sadahisa's other sons, [[Shimazu Morohisa]] and [[Shimazu Ujihisa]].

He died in [[1363]], at the age of 95. Since his eldest son [[Shimazu Yorihisa]], and second son, [[Shimazu Munehisa]], died young, the succession was divided between his other sons, [[Shimazu Morohisa]] and [[Shimazu Ujihisa]]. Sadahisa had lost control of Hyûga province sometime earlier; Ujihisa was named ''[[shugo]]'' of Satsuma, and Morohisa ''shugo'' of Ôsumi, marking the division of the Shimazu clan into Sôshû and Ôshû branches, respectively.<ref>"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/word/family03.html Sôshûke to Ôshûke]," ''Satsuma Shimazu-ke no rekishi'', Shôkoshûseikan official website.; The Sôshû branch 総州家 took its name from the hereditary title of [[Kazusa province|Kazusa-no-suke]] 上総介, while the Ôshû branch 奥州家 took its name from its head's own hereditary title of [[Mutsu province|Mutsu-no-kami]] 陸奥守.</ref>

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