Hishijima Kunisada served [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]] and [[Shimazu Yoshihiro|Yoshihiro]] and resided at Ichiki in [[Satsuma province]]. He served in a number of battles, including [[Battle of Mimigawa|Mimigawa]] ([[1578]]) and [[Battle of Minamata|Minamata]] ([[1581]]), and was considered an important retainer.
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Kunisada served [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]] and [[Shimazu Yoshihiro|Yoshihiro]] and resided at Ichiki in [[Satsuma province]]. He served in a number of battles, including [[Battle of Mimigawa|Mimigawa]] ([[1578]]) and [[Battle of Minamata|Minamata]] ([[1581]]), and was considered an important retainer.
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In the early years of the [[Edo period]], he served as a ''[[karo|karô]]'' for the [[Shimazu clan]].<ref>Yokoyama Manabu 横山学, ''Ryûkyû koku shisetsu torai no kenkyû'' 琉球国使節渡来の研究, Tokyo: Yoshikawa kôbunkan (1987), 39.</ref>