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Shimazu Ujihisa was the head of the Ôshû branch of the [[Shimazu clan]], and ''[[shugo]]'' of [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]], at a time when the clan was split into his Ôshû branch, and his brother [[Shimazu Morohisa|Shimazu Morohisa's]] Sôshû branch. Both share the distinction of being the 6th head of the Shimazu clan, and the clan, split by their succession, was reunited after their death with Ujihisa's descendants continuing as the main trunk lineage.

Shimazu Ujihisa was the head of the Ôshû branch of the [[Shimazu clan]], and ''[[shugo]]'' of [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]], at a time when the clan was split into his Ôshû branch, and his brother [[Shimazu Morohisa|Shimazu Morohisa's]] Sôshû branch. Both share the distinction of being the 6th head of the Shimazu clan, and the clan, split by their succession, was reunited after their death with Ujihisa's descendants continuing as the main trunk lineage.

The fourth son of [[Shimazu Sadahisa]], he fought on the side of the [[Ashikaga clan]] and the [[Northern Court]] in the Nanboku-chô conflict, as well as standing opposed to ''[[Kyushu tandai]]'' [[Imagawa Ryoshun|Imagawa Ryôshun]]. He became ''[[shugo]]'' of [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]] in [[1363]], just as his elder brother Morohisa became lord of [[Satsuma province]], and head of the Sôshû branch of the family.

The fourth son of [[Shimazu Sadahisa]], he made [[Tofukuji castle|Tôfukuji castle]] in [[Kagoshima]] his seat in [[1341]]. Though he later relocated to [[Oaira castle|Ôaira]] and [[Shibushi castle]]s, this represents the beginning of Kagoshima as the Shimazu seat; the city would remain the clan seat for the next five hundred years.

 

Ujihisa fought on the side of the [[Ashikaga clan]] and the [[Northern Court]] in the Nanboku-chô conflict, as well as standing opposed to ''[[Kyushu tandai]]'' [[Imagawa Ryoshun|Imagawa Ryôshun]]. He became ''[[shugo]]'' of [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]] in [[1363]], just as his elder brother Morohisa became lord of [[Satsuma province]], and head of the Sôshû branch of the family. When [[Ashikaga Takauji]] turned against his brother [[Ashikaga Tadayoshi]], Ujihisa remained loyal to Takauji, and briefly joined with [[Southern Court]] forces to fight Tadayoshi. In [[1375]], while attacking Mizushima in [[Higo province]], Ujihisa's ally [[Shoni Fuyusuke|Shôni Fuyusuke]] was betrayed and killed by Imagawa Ryôshun; furious, Ujihisa and his nephew [[Shimazu Korehisa]] joined the Southern Court side in order to oppose Imagawa. As a result, the following year, the [[Ashikaga shogunate]] stripped Ujihisa of his official appointment as ''shugo'' of Ôsumi.

 

In [[1374]], Ujihisa sent a formal mission to [[Ming Dynasty]] China, seeking formal trade relations, though little became of it.

Ujihisa died on [[1387]]/int.5/4, and was succeeded as head of the Shimazu by his son [[Shimazu Motohisa]].

Ujihisa died on [[1387]]/int.5/4, and was succeeded as head of the Shimazu by his son [[Shimazu Motohisa]].

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*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B3%B6%E6%B4%A5%E6%B0%8F%E4%B9%85-1080885 Shimazu Ujihisa]," ''Nihon jinmei daijiten'', Kodansha 2009.

*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B3%B6%E6%B4%A5%E6%B0%8F%E4%B9%85-1080885 Shimazu Ujihisa]," ''Nihon jinmei daijiten'', Kodansha 2009.

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